An experimental Ebola vaccine to be deployed in an outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has conquered some major scientific hurdles in giving high protection, but it now faces extreme real-world tests including heat, humidity, language barriers and lack of roads.

Late last year, as the South African government faced the prospect of its largest city running out of water, they took an unprecedented gamble.

Few issues in supply-chain management are more polarizing than that of environmental sustainability.

Coca-Cola Co. and the U.S. State Department along with two other companies said last week they are launching a project using blockchain’s digital ledger technology to create a secure registry for workers that will help fight the use of forced labor worldwide.

"Zero tolerance" is the only way to approach the issue of human trafficking and slavery in supply chains. But how can companies make that happen?