Regulation & Compliance

Cutting Through the Bureaucracy to Bring Innovative Ideas to Reality

May 14, 2013

What if you weren't just delivering meat to stores for sale but doing something more disruptive - like selling 40-pound packages of raw meat out of the back of refrigerated trucks? What kind of bureaucratic fat would you have to cut through then?

How You Can - and Must - Enhance Your Cybersecurity Program

May 13, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Somebody wants your company's secrets. And there's an excellent chance that they'll succeed in getting them.

Recent Trends in Global Trade Compliance

May 13, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

There is a whole series of new regulatory concerns by companies doing business in global markets. Tony Leto, chief executive officer with iTRAC Global, helps us to understand the most critical ones.

Why Medical Device Manufacturers Must Engage in Politics

May 10, 2013

Interview with: JC Scott, Senior Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)

Chemical Manufacturers Publish Pledge of Product Safety

May 10, 2013

Environmental Leader

BASF, Dow, DuPont, Honeywell and the rest of the American Chemistry Council's member companies have pledged to implement 11 industry best practices to evaluate and improve their product safety performance.

Litigation Suggests Care Needed in Selecting Vendor to Mine Your Customer Data

May 10, 2013

Storefront Backtalk

A new U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case illustrates how retail chains can get in serious legal troubles when they use third parties to help mine shopper data.

U.S. States Compete to Attract Business with Lower Taxes

May 10, 2013

Chief Executive

Just as countries vie with one another to be agreeable places in which to do business by having congenial tax rates, U.S, states have come to realize that in order to attract jobs and diversify revenue, they too, must adjust their tax structure accordingly.

More Retailers Come Clean on Where Their Products Come From

May 10, 2013

The New York Times

Some retailers are doing what was once unthinkable, handing over information about exactly how, and where, their products were made.

Maritime Group Wants Your Input on How to Lessen Your Paperwork Workload

May 9, 2013

Maritime Executive

A six-month consultation period is under way in which the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will seek widespread input on the administrative burdens that may result from compliance with IMO instruments.