Regulation & Compliance

Ryder – The Connected Truck: Advanced Vehicle Technology Transforms the Trucking Industry

August 14, 2018

Ryder

Ryder – Achieving World Class Logistics Through Cross-Border Capabilities

August 14, 2018

Ryder

Both Sides of Brexit Can Finally Agree: It’s a Joke

Here is how the companies Bloomberg is following through the Brexit process describe the divorce: “omnishambles,” “farcical” and “a joke.” And that includes the company whose chief favors leaving the European Union.

August 14, 2018

Bloomberg

Here is how the companies Bloomberg is following through the Brexit process describe the divorce: “omnishambles,” “farcical” and “a joke.” And that includes the company whose chief favors leaving the European Union.

Brazil's Farmers Dump Sugar for Soy As Trade War Boosts Chinese Demand

Last year, Brazilian farmer Gustavo Lopes sized up his sugarcane plantation against his soybean fields.

August 14, 2018

Reuters

Last year, Brazilian farmer Gustavo Lopes sized up his sugarcane plantation against his soybean fields.

Learning From Corruption Risk in Oil and Gas

A glance at international headlines in the compliance field reveal the reality that oil and gas companies seem to find themselves embroiled in corruption investigations more often than other industries. Those new to the compliance world may wonder why this is the case.

August 13, 2018

Valerie Charles

A glance at international headlines in the compliance field reveal the reality that oil and gas companies seem to find themselves embroiled in corruption investigations more often than other industries. Those new to the compliance world may wonder why this is the case.

In Times of Trade War, Companies Get Creative to Avoid Tariffs

Facing the barrage of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Steve Katz is ducking for cover in the trade-war version of a demilitarized zone.

August 13, 2018

Bloomberg

Facing the barrage of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Steve Katz is ducking for cover in the trade-war version of a demilitarized zone.

Report on Forced Labor in Tech Supply Chains Finds Plenty of Room for Improvement

The world’s major global technology companies are making progress toward eliminating forced labor from their supply chains. But some of the biggest players are lagging in that effort.

August 13, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The world’s major global technology companies are making progress toward eliminating forced labor from their supply chains. But some of the biggest players are lagging in that effort.

Giant Shipload of Soya Beans Circles Off China, Victim of Trade War With U.S.

A shipment of soya beans worth more than $20m (£15.5m) has been bobbing aimlessly in the Pacific Ocean for a month, a casualty of the escalating trade war between China and the U.S.

August 10, 2018

The Guardian

A shipment of soya beans worth more than $20m (£15.5m) has been bobbing aimlessly in the Pacific Ocean for a month, a casualty of the escalating trade war between China and the U.S.

More Than 10 Percent of Companies Are Ignoring GDPR Risk

During the six-year lead-up to the May 25, 2018, effective date of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), much attention was focused on the onerous financial penalties for noncompliance.

August 10, 2018

CFO

During the six-year lead-up to the May 25, 2018, effective date of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), much attention was focused on the onerous financial penalties for noncompliance.

Record Number of People Charged for Slavery in U.K., But Convictions Stall

A record number of people were charged with modern slavery offences in Britain this year, prosecutors revealed on Thursday, but activists said the number of convictions had not increased significantly since a tough new law was introduced in 2015.

August 9, 2018

Reuters

A record number of people were charged with modern slavery offences in Britain this year, prosecutors revealed on Thursday, but activists said the number of convictions had not increased significantly since a tough new law was introduced in 2015.