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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Brazil is located in Eastern South America and borders the Atlantic Ocean as well as the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. With a total area just slightly smaller than the U.S., How would you describe the state of Manufacturing in Brazil?

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

The findings suggest that the world will be less reliant on energy-related resources in 2040 than it is today. Congo is an autocracy, but so is #4 on the list: China, which is home to aluminum, copper and lithium, while Indonesia sits on mountains of nickel, and Peru holds nearly a quarter of the world’s silver. The losers?

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Lindt also invests directly in cocoa-growing communities, drilling freshwater wells and building resource centers with computers and internet access.

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Lindt also invests directly in cocoa-growing communities, drilling freshwater wells and building resource centers with computers and internet access.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. Actively measure the consumption of non-renewable resources (carbon, water, energy, etc) in the network. This work is important to me. I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world. What do you think?

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6 Answers for Your Top TPP Agreement Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Essentially it is a proposed trade agreement between 12 countries—the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. Here are a few resources I’d recommend if you want to learn more about the TPP agreement: The U.S. What is the TPP agreement?

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A Big Week for U.S. Trade Legislation: Updates on TPA & GSP

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. This sets the stage for two critically important trade deals in the works: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – The negotiating countries are: U.S., This could potentially come before Congress within the next two to three years.