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Tens of thousands of cargo ships, tankers, container ships and cruise liners belch noxious sulfuric gases and fine particles that drift over cities and cover them with smog.

U.K. Government Investigates Fashion Retail Supply Chains

October 9, 2018

Supply Management

Members of Parliament are asking U.K. clothing retailers to disclose information about working conditions and sustainability in their supply chains.

The World Bank Just Placed a $1Bn Bet on Batteries

The World Bank will offer loans up to $1bn and seek partners for an additional $4bn to finance batteries in the developing world, it announced last week at the United Nations General Assembly.

October 1, 2018

Fortune

The World Bank will offer loans up to $1bn and seek partners for an additional $4bn to finance batteries in the developing world, it announced last week at the United Nations General Assembly.

Another Look Into the S.F. Roundtable’s Crystal Ball

Every year around this time, members of the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals come together to debate an eternal question: What’s next?

October 1, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Every year around this time, members of the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals come together to debate an eternal question: What’s next?

Food Giants From Tesco to Nestle Aim to Halve Waste by 2030

Major supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurants on Tuesday backed a drive to halve Britain’s food waste by 2030 and save the nation at least £10bn ($13bn) a year.

September 26, 2018

Reuters

Major supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurants on Tuesday backed a drive to halve Britain’s food waste by 2030 and save the nation at least £10bn ($13bn) a year.

Mars Wants to Tackle 'Broken' Cocoa Supply Chain With New Sustainability Scheme

Mars Wrigley Confectionery launched a new sustainability strategy on Wednesday with the aim of combating deforestation, child labor and poverty in what it called the “broken” cocoa supply chain.

September 21, 2018

Reuters

Mars Wrigley Confectionery has launched a new sustainability strategy with the aim of combating deforestation, child labor and poverty in what it called the “broken” cocoa supply chain.

Seven Major Ports Are Now Working Together to Curb Global Carbonization

Seven Major Ports Are Working Together to Curb Global Carbonization

A number of major port authorities have launched a joint decarbonization program in a bid to boost the maritime industry’s contribution to the Paris Agreement climate change target.

September 20, 2018

Supply Management

A number of major port authorities have launched a joint decarbonization program in a bid to boost the maritime industry’s contribution to the Paris Agreement climate change target.