Climate Change

Growing geopolitical competition and conflict could actually demonstrate the need for greater international cooperation, disruption may be the new economic driver, but it creates opportunities, not just threats, Leaders must be prepared to meet the challenge of this disruptive age.

Earlier this month, four key U.S. government agencies issued the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, a landmark interagency framework of strategies and actions to remove all emissions from the transportation sector by 2050, which provides a “whole-of-government approach” to address the climate crisis and also meet the White House’s goal of having a 100% clean electrical grid by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Fresh Del Monte's most recent sustainability report documents the fruit and vegetable producer's progress on its aggressive sustainability goals.

One thing is clear when it comes to the state of the planet’s climate: If we wish to meaningfully reverse the effects of climate change, the time for action is now.

In this month’s video, we feature the third in a series of JSCM webinars looking at supply chain’s role in climate change.

This month's video from the Journal Of Supply Chain Management looks at why climate change is a supply chain issue.

On this episode, MIT’s Yossi Sheffi discusses his new book on the race to develop the COVID vaccine. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

On this episode, MIT’s Yossi Sheffi discusses his new book on the race to develop the COVID vaccine. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

A comprehensive summary of the key factors shaping ESG supply chain management.

According to the Federal Highway Administration, Weather is responsible for 23% of all roadway delays, causing over 32 billion lost vehicle hours per year and costing trucking companies between $2.2 and $3.5 billion dollars.

Supply chains and the infrastructure that supports them are designed for a stable climate, but as hazards evolve, it will be necessary to increase investment in adaptation, possibly at the expense of efficiency.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the nation’s withdrawal from the agreement will take effect one year from delivery of the notification, which will be November 4, 2020.

The primary audience of this report is corporate supply chain, procurement, and purchasing professionals, but it is also relevant for strategy, risk management, operations, and other corporate functions dealing with climate change and the supply chain.

It is critical for business to understand the full spectrum of climate risk: not merely how physical impacts affect infrastructure, but also the extent to which their workers and assets are exposed and how communities experience and adapt to these impacts.

When the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) convenes its 106th Annual Convention and Expo in Long Beach next month, much of the focus will be placed on climate change and the devastation to ocean cargo gateways in the southeast and gulf hit hard by two recent hurricanes. That’s because environmental stewardship is something that all ports take seriously now…even if they are not in the path of murderous winds and surging seas.