The reshoring of manufacturing from China is no longer in question. Whether that work ever makes it back to the U.S., however, is another matter entirely.

The Paris Climate Agreement resulted in a commitment by 195 countries to enact strict policies to address global climate change. Now manufacturers will have to fall into line.

Can we predict the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by examining the track record of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta)? Well, maybe.

CBX Software, a provider of sourcing-management applications to the retail industry, has joined with SGS, the global inspection, testing and verification body, to provide an integrated sourcing, quality, compliance and supply-chain service.

Are consumers really willing to pay more for a product that's environmentally sustainable and socially responsible? Depends on whom you ask.

They call it "free" trade, but the price of failing to properly manage one's imports and exports can be dangerously high.