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...The chief executive said the group would continue to focus on its in-house supply chain following the acquisition of several high-end textile producers in Italy, including the latest footwear and leather...
...Geopolitical tensions, combined with a growing focus on supply chain resilience, have triggered a significant shift in the tech industry....
...Germany has already adopted its own supply chain law....
...It is a supply chain risk. Businesses and investors have failed to appreciate the enormity and scale of the challenge we are facing [when it comes to water].”...
...But the ArcelorMittal plant has been plagued by scandals, environmental problems and legal cases that led to a drop in production, lay-offs and a supply chain crisis....
...Apple is now trying to diversify its supply chain, relocating parts of its production to countries such as India....
...European plans of creating a battery supply chain for electric cars independent of China face big delays as companies focus on the US market because of clean energy subsidies, a top manufacturer has warned...
...The revelation has intensified concerns over the future of the heavily indebted company that supplies water to the population of London and beyond....
...perhaps the more appropriate question is “How do we best manage the totality of risks facing port operations and supply chains?” That’s a fundamentally different question....
...The future of sweeping EU legislation to punish companies for environmental and human rights abuses in their supply chains has been cast into doubt after German government ministers pledged to oppose it....
...Mau, head of supply chains at the drug’s German manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim....
...The state-owned Global Times, best known for its nationalist bashing of the US, reported the increased investment pledge and quoted Cook as saying: “There’s no supply chain in the world that’s more critical...
...Tensions between the US and China and new laws such as the US Inflation Reduction Act have wide-reaching implications for supply chains and investment....
...Later today we’ll be watching for a vote on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which would require companies to identify any environmental and social harms in their supply chains....
...areas of the supply chain....
...The job cuts come as the slowdown in sales of EVs makes waves across the global car industry, with companies across the supply chain from South Korea to Germany slashing jobs and costs....
...The Biden administration, moreover, has touted “friendshoring”, or focusing supply chains on allies. Friendshoring ought to go both ways....
...Demand for infrastructure investments is reigniting after a year of weak fundraising, as businesses seek to profit from transitions to cleaner energy and supply chains that are closer to consumers....
...“Rather than sale subsidies, Italy needs to support the supply chain’s transformation,” said Chiaroni....
...Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, is visiting Vietnam this week as the iPhone maker plans to increase its supply chain there....
...Utilities and wholesalers, burnt by pandemic supply chain problems, have taken advantage of falling prices to build up stockpiles as Europe works towards green targets....
...A big challenge for all companies is water usage in their supply chains....
...Seventy per cent of the UK’s so-called gold standard aerospace and defence supply chain businesses are located in the region....
...One obstacle will be the lack of readiness in supply chains to provide the engineering, materials, and expertise required to roll out a fusion solution at scale....
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