Until recently, international trade’s great big dirty secrets regarding forced labor remained mostly hidden beneath layers and layers of supply chain complexity. Now, some governments are attempting to hold companies more accountable.

Companies are adding features such as natural light and fitness centers, in hopes of attracting and retaining workers.

Now the Ohio River, which provides about 60% of the Lower Mississippi River’s water, is seeing closures at multiple locations due to groundings and dredging work.

The supply chain ecosystem won’t revert to its pre-pandemic state. With this in mind, manufacturing organizations are placing top priority on modernizing procurement technology.

Natural disasters such as droughts, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming more frequent and are likely to wreak sporadic havoc on global supply chains

The Biden administration declared Oct. 6 that batteries from China may be tainted by child labor, a move that could upend the electric vehicle industry.

The luster of China as a source of low-cost production has been progressively fading, and the push for more responsible supply chains extends well beyond measuring carbon emissions.

In these times of global crisis, there’s never been a greater need for the socially responsible organization.

While ESG efforts have long aimed to increase transparency, many leaders are realizing that we’re moving past bare-minimum standards into an era of full visibility.

The San Pedro port complex is facing calls to lower its carbon footprint from Southern California communities plagued by the health and environmental impacts, said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia.