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There Are an Estimated 40M Slaves in the World. Where Are They?

Slavery is not a thing of the past. A new report by the U.N.-affiliated International Labor Office (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation estimates that there were 40.3 million people in some form of modern slavery around the world on any given day last year.

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Where Corn Pollutes America Most, and Who's Responsible

Companies want to know the environmental impact of their supply chains. Researchers used a crucial commodity to show them.

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A Third of Consumers Trust Food Supply Chains, Report Says

Consumer trust in the U.K. food sector is declining as it emerges fraud is costing the industry £12bn ($16.29bn) a year, according to a report.

This Startup Aims to Make Crops Produce Their Own Nitrogen Fertilizer

German conglomerate Bayer, together with Boston biotech startup Ginkgo Bioworks, announced last week that they're creating a new company that could make it possible for crops like corn, wheat and rice to produce nitrogen fertilizer.

Nordstrom Is Opening a Store That Will Serve Beer But Won't Stock Clothes

Nordstrom is trying a smaller store on for size.

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U.K. Firms Have Slavery 'Blind Spot,' Research Shows

U.K. firms are focusing anti-slavery efforts on foreign supply chains and overlooking forced labour at home, according to research.

Amazon's Whole Foods Price Cuts Brought 25-Percent Jump in Shoppers

Amazon.com Inc.'s splashy takeover of Whole Foods, complete with deep price cuts, did more than bring a surge of publicity to the chain: It boosted customer traffic by 25 percent.

European Carmakers Scramble to Address the Reality of Electric Cars

European car bosses gathering for the Frankfurt auto show are beginning to address the realities of mass vehicle electrification, and its consequences for jobs and profit, their minds focused by government pledges to outlaw the combustion engine.

Uber's London Drivers Must Use Hybrid or Fully Electric Cars by 2020

Uber drivers will be banned from using vehicles that are not a hybrid or fully electric in London from 2020, as part of a plan to help tackle illegal levels of air pollution in the capital.

Opinion: How Blockchain Can Restore Trust in the Wine Industry

Blockchain is one of those things that everyone talks about but no one (myself included) really understands - like bitcoin or the stock market. I do understand, however, that blockchain is all about trust, and that's the reason it's going to revolutionize every industry. It's also the reason it can revolutionize wine markets.

'Ware-bnb': The Rise of On-Demand Distribution

With its dark, gloomy winters, Seattle is a good place to run a wine accessories store, especially during the holiday season. A few years ago, a wine-themed company called True Fabrications was doing well in Seattle - so well, in fact, that it was running out of space to store its inventory. The owners figured that, to get through their next holiday peak season, they would need another 2,000 to 3,000 pallet positions of capacity, but only for four to five months.

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Hackers Attacking U.S. and European Energy Firms Could Sabotage Power Grids

A hacking campaign is targeting the energy sector in Europe and the U.S. to potentially sabotage national power grids, a cybersecurity firm has warned.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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