Modern-slavery and human-rights due diligence should be integrated as part of a broader sustainable procurement program that encompasses environmental and ethical topics, as well.

The goods we consume today require complex logistics processes in urban areas. If not planned adequately, they can negatively affect urban sustainability.

Supply chain operators must ready their reporting operations now to avoid scrambling to stay compliant later.  

Dr. Ella Washington, founder and chief executive officer of Ellavate Solutions and a professor of practice at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, discusses the state of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace today.

When it comes to manufacturing product for the world, China is now longer a low-cost country. So which countries stand to benefit from China’s loss?

Chief procurement officers have allocated time, resources and money to supplier diversity initiatives but they’re still insipid. Here’s a better way to grow your diverse supplier pool — and your ROI. 

Major grid upgrades are expensive, and utilities are under pressure to get the best “bang for the buck” for their investors and customers — scenarios that are not, normally, considered to be mutually compatible.

As supply chain leaders continue to tack against the winds of change in the workplace, issues relating to ethics and compliance (E&C) abound.

“Smart” manufacturing can result in significant improvements in energy consumption, factory utilization and machine efficiency.

Environment America assessed the progress of six companies on their use of virgin fibers and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions.