Regulation & Compliance

European Court Limits Employers' Right to Monitor Workers

September 8, 2017

Europe's human rights court this week limited the ability of companies to read employees' email, overturning an earlier ruling that seemed to give them broad leeway in monitoring workplace communications.

Opinion: Trade Associations Can Drive Their Industries Toward Progress in Sustainability

September 7, 2017

Melissa Grande, American Cleaning Institute, Environmental Leader contributor

When most people hear the phrase "trade association," the first thing that comes to mind is likely industry trade conferences or perhaps lobbying. But someday soon, they just might think of sustainability.

New Government Partnership to Boost Traceable Fishing

September 7, 2017

Maritime Executive

The United States Agency for International Development's Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and Inmarsat have advanced communication technology to improve fisheries catch documentation and traceability.

China's Aviation Push Has Aircraft Manufacturers Ready For Takeoff

September 5, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Above Shanghai's skyline, things are eerily quiet: the helicopters and small planes that whir over other cities in the world are hardly ever seen here, or anywhere across China, thanks to decades-old airspace restrictions and a dearth of airstrips and heliports.

Why Florida Farmers Want to Kill Nafta

September 5, 2017

Bloomberg

Duette, Fla., a tiny farm town about 50 miles east of St. Petersburg, averages about 52 inches of annual rainfall. This year it's ahead of schedule, with 63 inches since June, when the rainy season began. For Gary Reeder and other tomato farmers, that's slowed down everything and threatened their ability to bring the harvest in on time.

Global Leaders Commit to Eradicating Modern Slavery

September 5, 2017

The New York Times

Global business tycoons and politicians from 48 countries committed to ending human trafficking, forced labour and modern slavery last month at a landmark gathering of high-profile leaders in the Australian city of Perth.

More Restrictions Announced for Toxic Pesticide

September 1, 2017

Los Angeles Times

California has moved a step closer to banning a widely used agricultural pesticide linked to birth defects, openly departing from the Trump administration's decision to walk back an Obama-era effort to ban the chemical.

Seven Things You Should Be Doing About Brexit

August 31, 2017

Supply Management

A seven-point checklist has been produced by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply to help procurement professionals prepare for Brexit.

Bayer Recalled 1M Alka Seltzer Cartons As Sales in Consumer Health Slid

August 30, 2017

FiercePharma

Bayer - already struggling with falling consumer health sales - is also contending with a recall. It has been retrieving more than a million cartons of its Alka-Seltzer Original.