A major California-based drug wholesaler has agreed to pay $150m to settle allegations that it failed to detect and report pharmacies' suspicious orders of prescription pain pills, federal prosecutors said last week.

The consumer goods giant Unilever has pledged to make all of its plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

China and Vietnam have issued a joint statement pledging to manage their maritime differences and safeguard peace in the South China Sea.

The emissions-cheating scandal that has cost Volkswagen AG more than $20bn has also made it harder to import its cars to the U.S.

Ralph Lauren has committed to tracing its supply of wood-based fabrics to prevent rainforest destruction and human rights abuses.

It's hard enough managing supply-chain risk within your own organization. But what about controlling the behavior of critical third parties?

Businesses need and want predictability - particularly when it comes to government regulations. So the fact that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) updates its Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods every two years is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because industry knows the changes that are coming, and a curse because there are changes coming.