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The Bangladeshi Garment Industry: Made for Exploitation?

Caroline Robinson | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Transparency, Global Supply Chain, Human Rights, USA, Labour Rights, Bangladesh, Slavery, Supply Chain, Accountability, Human Trafficking, UK Politics News
Caroline Robinson

The outrage at such severe abuses mirrors responses to human trafficking and 'modern day slavery', as all agree that exploitation should not have a place in our supply chains. But whether low pay or excessive hours, bonded labour or human trafficking, the common thread is profits trumping rights and talk in place of action.

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Focus Moves to More Than These 'Known Unknowns'

Raconteur Media | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Business Risk, Global Supply Chain, Supply Chain, The Raconteur, Raconteur Media, UK Business, UK News
Raconteur Media

For the past decade the aspiration has been to lower supply-chain costs through leaner and leaner operations.

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Device Manufacturers: Adopt the Holy Trinity, Go Intelligent

Vincent Smyth | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Big Data, Apps, Smart Devices, Manufacturing Supply Chain, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Hardware Commoditization, Hardware Companies, Machine to Machine, Solutions Provider, Flexera Software, Embedded Software, Flexible Licensing, Entitlement Management, Iphone, Apple, Intelligent Devices, Software-Licensing, Software, UK-Tech-2013, UK Tech News
Vincent Smyth

To be a device manufacturer in today's marketplace can be brutal. Increased competition from new players on the world stage have a commoditizing eff...

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Twelve Principles for Sustainable Business

Michael Townsend | Posted 22.04.2012 | UK
Read More: Recycling, Low Carbon Economy, Natural Resources, Sustainable Business, Waste, Eco-Efficiency, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Innovation, Product Innovation, Business, Business Model, Business Transformation, Sustainable, Sustainable Business Practices, UK Business, UK News
Michael Townsend

Ultimately, the transition towards sustainable business is inevitable, given the combined impact of the challenges we face. For those businesses looking to fully embed sustainability principles, there is also a big prize waiting. And who wouldn't want some of that?

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Q&A: Ed Dowding on Sustaination 'the Dating Site for Food'

Julian Benson | Posted 09.01.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: sustaination.co.uk, Supply Chain, Local Food, Peoplefund.it, Ed Dowding, Peoplefundit, UK Environment, UK Tech, Sustaination, UK Tech News
Julian Benson

Following the recent launch of Sustaination I was able to talk with its creator Ed Dowding. The 'dating site for food', connects food producers with l...

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