10/17/2025 10:47:18 AM Strengthening Worker Protections: South Korea’s Yellow Envelope Act By Mark Temme At a time when some regions are stepping back from their commitments to human rights and ESG priorities, South Korea is taking a...
10/8/2025 7:18:26 AM Towards Responsible Purchasing Practices: Updates from India and Bangladesh By Justin Bettey It’s been 25 years since I first entered this industry, and reading the Ethical Trading Initiative’s recent update on responsible...
10/3/2025 10:21:46 AM Sedex Expands SMETA Audits Into Service-Based Supply Chains By Justin Bettey In a recent feature on Sustainability Magazine, Sedex outlined how it is adapting its SMETA audit methodology specifically for service...
5/26/2025 7:19:50 AM Ultimate Guide For Grocers: Get Ready For Food Traceability Requirements Coming in 2026 By Olivier Coppey The new FSMA 204 regulations mark a significant shift in food safety, pushing grocers to enhance traceability and accountability across...
9/25/2024 1:43:14 AM Why Traceability Is Becoming Important to Fashion By Simona Romanoschi The growing importance of sustainability among fashion consumers has shifted the focus to traceability—knowing the origin and journey of...
9/17/2024 2:42:53 PM Large enterprises pushing cyber security standards down their supply chains. By Richard Norris In today’s digital landscape, small to medium sized businesses are increasingly targeted by cyber criminals due to perceived weaker...
6/3/2024 11:31:26 AM How should companies think about supply-chain shifts? By Hanny Widjaja An important shift is underway in the global economy - the relocation, diversification, and reshoring of supply chains to various...
1/15/2024 1:13:42 AM One year of the German Supply Chain Act LkSG By Mark Temme One year ago, on January 1st 2023 the German Supply Chain Act stepped into force, with critics complaining on the administrative workload...
7/31/2023 2:50:13 PM Revolutionizing Fashion Supply Chains: The Role of AI in Driving Transparency and Visibility By Caitlin Connell In the fast-paced and ever-evolving world of fashion, supply chain transparency is becoming an indispensable factor for brands aiming to...
9/9/2022 1:00:00 PM Assessing the human rights impact of doing business in Myanmar. By Justin Bettey I found this article from the ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative) very thought-provoking. In this shrinking world of ours, distant countries...
8/9/2022 7:56:08 PM Who needs rules - this generation could do BETTER. By Johnny Sandhu After all, it comes down to rules to inject change from shareholder value to shared value to balance attention for the three pillars of...
3/2/2021 12:29:09 PM The February Supply Chain Assurance Newsletter By Jessica D'Amico The global supply chain grows more complex every day, and it can be difficult to keep up with what major brands are doing around the...