You only get one chance to make a first impression, and retailers are applying this truism to their email marketing efforts.

Corporate sustainability disclosure and reporting is now the norm for large-cap companies in the U.S., according to a Governance & Accountability Institute report.

During the mid-2000s, when emerging markets were growing at breakneck speed, the cavernous gap separating industrial and developing economies began to close. This convergence took place against a backdrop of economic liberalization, built on the idea that the financial systems of all nations would dovetail. That period is now over.

There's one qualification - and I would go so far as to say that it's the defining qualification for today's supply chain leaders - that separates the highest performers from the herd. And that's courage.

Shipping and logistics operators say the U.K. vote to leave the European Union will rattle regional supply chains as Britain rebuilds its trading relationships and rules.