It’s been 20 years since passage of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. Yet public awareness of human trafficking in global supply chains remains shockingly deficient.
It took five decades for global elites to put climate change at the center of the World Economic Forum, and this year — with rising temperatures and cutting emissions finally dominating the agenda — it seemed almost no one could stop talking about it.
The growing awareness of business about the vital importance of corporate social responsibility has led to creation of the B Corporation certification, a standard for measuring social sustainability and environmental performance.
Cyclical market swings are being exacerbated by new legislation and the entry of Amazon into the delivery business — factors that are likely to drive rates even lower.