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Showcase Your Company's Supply Chain Excellence — Three Days to Submit

March 28, 2018

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and SupplyChainBrain welcome your entries for the 14th Annual Supply Chain Innovation Award (SCIA) competition.

Showcase Your Company's Supply Chain Excellence — Final Days to Submit

March 26, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and SupplyChainBrain welcome your entries for the 14th Annual Supply Chain Innovation Award (SCIA) competition.

Coca-Cola, U.S. State Dept. to Use Blockchain to Combat Forced Labor

March 22, 2018

Reuters

Coca-Cola Co. and the U.S. State Department along with two other companies said last week they are launching a project using blockchain’s digital ledger technology to create a secure registry for workers that will help fight the use of forced labor worldwide.

Ending Slavery in Supply Chains, Part 2: An Action Plan for Business

March 16, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

"Zero tolerance" is the only way to approach the issue of human trafficking and slavery in supply chains. But how can companies make that happen?

Ending Slavery in Supply Chains, Part 1: The Work of Humanity United

March 9, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Human trafficking and slavery in global supply chains would appear to be an intractable problem. But progress toward their elimination is being made.

Elise Groulx Diggs: Lawyers must be creative and innovative

March 4, 2018

In a recent interview with Front Group, Elise Groulx Diggs shares her insights as a human rights lawyer. An associate tenant of Doughty Street Chambers, she is a lawyer based in Washington D.C., with knowledge of international developments in modern slavery and human rights issues. She insists that lawyers need to become more innovative in their approach to advising corporations tackle modern slavery issues.

British PM — companies must be vigilant and responsive to the risks of modern slavery within supply chains

February 8, 2018

Blown Away: Reconnecting Broken Supply Chains After Airfreight Disaster

November 16, 2017

Air Cargo World

On a Tuesday in Mexico City, employees at DSV Air & Sea, S.A. de C.V. were in the middle of a normal workday in the head office when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck - killing more than 350 people.

Blockchain Comes to the Rescue in Disaster Relief

November 3, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the event of a natural disaster, there's a new tool that can help emergency responders and supply-chain managers find order in the chaos.

Inside Puerto Rico's Struggle to Recover a Month After Hurricane

October 26, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

It has been a month since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm and pummeled the island with sustained winds of 155 mph. The storm devastated Puerto Rico's water system, power grid, road network and cellphone infrastructure, and Maria is now responsible for at least 48 deaths.