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From Materials to Practices: Sustainable Purchasing Groundswell At The SPLC Summit 2019

EcoVadis

This session brought together Kim Kipin-McDonald, Head of Sustainable Development North America at Covestro, and Stephanie Lopez, Special Programs Manager at the University of California Procurement Services, to compare and contrast how they’re leveraging sustainability ratings to drive their programs. This may lead to challenges.

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Juneteenth National Independence Day 2022

Enterra Insights

Journalist Reid Wilson reports, “Florida adopted a Juneteenth holiday in 1991, Oklahoma in 1994 and Minnesota in 1996. Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain. Unfortunately, one of the dark secrets of many supply chains is that they rely on slave labor. ”[2]. ”[3] Easier said than done.

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U.S. Political Discourse for Ocean Container Carrier Reform Meets Compromise

Supply Chain Matters

However, from our Supply Chain Matters lens, there is some strength to the argument that explosive rises in shipping rates has the ripple effect of triggering price increases for multiple products and services in an economy. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and U.S. International Ocean Supply Chain.

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