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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I recently came back from vacation in Malawi a land-locked country of 19 million that surrounds Lake Malawi. Like many countries today, Malawi struggles to provide basic services to a large number of its people. Very quickly the industries all cut back on using power, people run out of savings, and livelihoods shrivel.

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Fixing supply chain inefficiencies: what we did and why it’s hard

Provenance

We launched this with the mission to unlock the financial incentives that reward sustainability in supply chains. Since 90% of your business’s impact happens in your supply chain ( McKinsey, 2016 ), addressing how to improve this has the potential to be massive. However, supply chains are opaque by design. .

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Sustainable Forestry: Can We Get It Right?

EcoVadis

Producing forestry and agriculture products for export, e.g. into global supply chains, is an attractive means for many developing nations to create economic growth. Done responsibly, this can succeed. However, the current state of deforestation shows there is much work to be done to achieve a healthy balance.

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4 Technology Trends Set to Transform Your eCommerce Business

Vinculum

Retail Industry have been completely transformed during the past few decades due to the emerging trends and updated models. Today, it’s easy to predict which way the global eCommerce Market and Retail Industry tends to lean in the recent future. Tech-trend #1 – AI Powered Supply Chain Management. The Changing Landscape.

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S.E.C. Approval of Conflict Minerals Rules: a landmark in supply chain disclosure requirements

EcoVadis

Countries covered by the new rules in addition to the DRC include South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. Last but not least the final rule exempts any conflict minerals that are “outside the supply chain” prior to January 31, 2013.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Together with service provider Arvato, Supply Chain Movement has created a mindmap outlining the route for high-tech supply chains, including road signs indicating potential hazards along the way. >>Please

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Gartner’s Women in Supply Chain Survey 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles. It also identifies practices that are increasing the engagement with and success of women in supply chain organizations.