Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

Researchers Testing RFID for Saving Endangered Plants

February 24, 2017

Researchers at the University of Kent are teaming up with the South African National Biodiversity Institute to raise funding that will enable the launch of a radio frequency identification-based solution to protect rare and endangered plants from poaching.

E.U. Shipping Emissions Vote Met With Industry Disapproval

February 23, 2017

Maritime Executive

By majority vote, the Members of the European Parliament have agreed to include shipping in the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive as of 2023, unless there is a comparable system agreed under the auspices of the IMO by the end of 2021.

The North Face, Patagonia to Phase Out Perfluorinated Chemicals

February 22, 2017

Environmental Leader

Gore Fabrics says it will eliminate perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) of environmental concern from its products by 2023.

Vanilla Shortage Starts Race for Substitutes

February 22, 2017

Supply Management

Short supply and soaring prices are forcing flavour companies to find natural alternatives.

Global Energy Demand Is Doubling Asia's Liquefied Natural Gas Prices

February 21, 2017

Maritime Executive

As global energy demand rises, the market for LNG continues to expand. Set to increase by 50 percent between 2015 and 2020, the LNG market is one of the fastest growing in the world.

For Trucking Regulation, It's a Foggy Road Ahead

February 21, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

GPS technology can tell a commercial trucker all about routes and traffic conditions. But when it comes to predicting the regulatory landscape, the road ahead is a lot less clear.

Time to Wipe Out Modern-Day Slavery in Supply Chains

February 17, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It's tough enough stopping the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. How about attacking the larger issue of human trafficking throughout the supply chain?

Autonomous Vehicles Could Reduce Windfarm Costs

February 16, 2017

Maritime Executive

A collaboration between Heriot-Watt University's Ocean Systems Laboratory and the Smart Systems Group has received funding to deliver a human-robotics hybrid solution for the maintenance and operation of offshore windfarms.

SAP: Lenovo's 'Disciplined' Supply Chain Drives Global Leadership

February 15, 2017

Forbes

"Lenovo's been the number one PC company for over three years now," says Gerry Smith, an executive vice president at Lenovo and president of its Data Center Group, in a recent video.

Siemens Completes 'Key Test' of 3D-Printed Gas-Turbine Blades

February 15, 2017

The New York Times

German engineering group Siemens has run a successful test of power generation gas turbine blades produced wholly by metal-based 3D printing by U.K.-based Materials Solutions, which it bought last year.

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