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Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption

BlueYonder

Companies in every industry are focusing on operating more sustainably and embracing environmental stewardship — and with good reason. to the recent devastating floods in Pakistan , we’re witnessing a series of natural and humanitarian crises unfold as a result of global warming. From raging wildfires in the Western U.S.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. That’s been a massive trend.

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What is a Sourcing Agency and How does it work?

SCMDOJO

In the global world of businesses, companies often seek help from sourcing agencies to figure out how to get the things they need. But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s explore this world of sourcing agencies and understand what they do.

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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

The company is also stopping production in Ecuador, Venezuela, Belarus and Pakistan by April 2014 (these countries scored low in a World Bank report that assessed countries on accountability, corruption, violence, and other metrics). The group plans to publish the results of the talks in May.”.

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So Your Supply Chain is Banning Bangladesh….and Going to Cambodia?: “The Ugliest Race to the Bottom”

Supply Chain View from the Field

Companies like Nike and Disney have publicly stated that they are not going to Bangladesh for apparel sourcing in the future. In our ongoing discussion of labor and human rights violations in the supply chain, we’ve discussed in prior posts the problems that occurred in Bangladesh resulting in over 700 dead.

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Forced labor in cotton supply chains – Key takeaways from our webinar

SupplyShift

On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain engagement can help identify and mitigate risks of forced labor. . On the YESS Cotton Sourcing Risk Assessment.

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Forced labor in cotton supply chains ? Key takeaways from our webinar

SupplyShift

On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain engagement can help identify and mitigate risks of forced labor. These are the textile and spinning mills.