Late payments also add to the financial pressures impacting suppliers, with 42% saying they expect to face increased borrowing costs over the next 12 months.

Apple plans to use 100% recycled cobalt, completely recycled rare Earth elements, 100% recycled tin soldering and 100% recycled gold plating in its products by 2025.

Bart De Muynck, chief industry officer of project44, discusses how companies can make real progress in measuring the carbon emissions of their supply chain partners.

Krenar Komoni, founder and chief executive officer of Tive, offers advice on evaluating freight-tech providers, and emphasizes the need for collaboration as the basis for making key decisions in the supply chain.

We asked experts about how product-design decisions taken at their firms have impacted their supply chain ecosystems. 

The FDA has long been criticized for lapses in inspections of overseas manufacturing in China and India, which are the two major producers of drugs and raw ingredients for medicines.

In recent years, nearshoring has emerged as a popular strategy for companies looking to optimize their supply chains.

The move highlighted the potential risks that firms involved in due diligence face in China as Xi Jinping has tightened the ruling Communist Party’s grip on information.

The technology needed to meet pending SEC climate disclosure rules on emissions is not want-to-have but is must-have, says Josh Bouk, president of Trax Technologies.