Business Strategy Alignment

Analysis

Supply-Chain Finance Is the New Mission-Critical Function

February 3, 2020

Shippers and 3PLs are getting serious about supply-chain financial management, a new study shows, with many employing senior-level finance leaders into their teams.

For All the Talk About Sustainable Investing, Nobody Knows What It Means

January 31, 2020

Bloomberg

Sustainable investing has become one of the buzziest trends sweeping Wall Street. There’s just one problem: No one is entirely sure what it is exactly or how to define it.

FedEx Has a Plan to Battle Amazon Shipping, CEO Says

January 30, 2020

Bloomberg

FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith, nearing the end of a legendary career, says he’s going to prove himself right one more time.

It Took 50 Years for Climate Change to Top the Davos Agenda

After 50 Years, Climate Change Finally Topped the Davos Agenda

January 24, 2020

Bloomberg

It took five decades for global elites to put climate change at the center of the World Economic Forum, and this year — with rising temperatures and cutting emissions finally dominating the agenda — it seemed almost no one could stop talking about it.

A Waste-Free Economy Catches On at Davos

January 23, 2020

Bloomberg

The idea is about replacing the “linear” model of growth — extraction, production and disposal — and reducing the strain on the planet’s limited resources.

EDITOR'S Q&A

Creating Responsible Corporations: When a ‘B’ Is the Top Grade

January 23, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The growing awareness of business about the vital importance of corporate social responsibility has led to creation of the B Corporation certification, a standard for measuring social sustainability and environmental performance.

Walmart Expands Its Robotic Workforce to 650 Additional Stores

January 14, 2020

Bloomberg

The new robots are part of CEO Doug McMillon’s push to reduce costs, improve store performance and gain credibility as a technology innovator as it battles Amazon.com.