- 27
- JUL
Powering the green revolution
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Sustainability, Global Sourcing
Not only has the recession slowed economic growth but it has also stalled environmental development projects. The value of new renewable investments fell to US$162 billion in 2009 from US$173 billion in the previous year. Most countries are setting ambitious targets for increased renewable energy uptake, but the question remains how will we power the future? more
- 15
- JUL
Air cargo's corrupt underbelly: 'takes' on a plane
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Global Sourcing
The European Commission has recently approved British Airways' merger with Spanish carrier Iberia, as well its partnership with American Airlines for cross-Atlantic flight scheduling. However, the air industry has been dogged by price collusion, corruption and scandals across the world, resulting in increase costs for air cargo shipping. Marketing liberalisation and growth does not seem to be easing logistics operations and it seems unlikely that the clear skies will be clean skies. more
- 24
- JUN
Fake Viagra found in Australian supply chain
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Risk management, Global Sourcing
Pharmacists in two Australian states have found counterfeits of Viagra in the wholesale drug market. Not only does it raise doubts about the local market, but it highlights vulnerabilities in the global pharmaceutical supply chain. more
- 22
- JUN
Procurement central to global free trade
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Country Risk, Global Sourcing
Over the last year, national governments have announced new free trade agreements between both emerging and developed economies. Procurement liberalisation lies at the heart of these bilateral and multilateral deals. more
- 06
- OCT
Companies at risk if country intelligence falls short
Author: Michelle Perkins - Categories: Country Risk, Global Sourcing, Procurement Intelligence
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You only have to look at the recent disasters in the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam – three of Asia's fastest growing economies – to appreciate the risks that global sourcing can bring. At the tail end of last month a series of ferocious monsoons swept across the Pacific Ocean and into the South China Sea, causing almost unprecedented flooding. Just days later, a huge earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a country still rebuilding after the 2004 Asian tsunami. more
- 20
- SEP
Handle with care – China sourcing comes with health warning
Author: Sofia Santarelli - Categories: Country Risk, Global Sourcing
If a year’s a long time in politics then 12 months must seem like a lifetime in procurement. Last September the financial world was shaken to its very core when Lehman Brothers became the biggest, and most high profile casualty, of the global economic crisis. Small wonder then, that supplier risk was priority number one for CPOs across the world with distressed supply chains posing the greatest threat to procurement, and the wider business world, in a generation. more