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5 Ways to Make Your Supply Chain More Sustainable

In today’s world, it’s crucial for businesses to be socially responsible and accountable. Customers are becoming increasingly conscious about how companies operate, which has led to many businesses focusing on being sustainable. This has implications for supply chain management as supply chains, normally, make up most of a organisations emissions, and supply chains that are more sustainable tend to...

How Can Food Manufacturers Work Towards Net Zero? The Challenge of Tackling Scope 3 Emissions

The end-to-end value chain in the food industry, from farm to fork, accounts for 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions. With consumers rapidly becoming expectant of food brands, supermarkets and high-street restaurant operators to commit to net zero, how can food manufacturers take responsibility and make a meaningful difference to the average 92% of emissions that fall within Scope...

The Growing Impact of Climate Change on Commodity Markets

By definition, a commodity is a basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type. Because of their substantially interchangeable nature, commodities trading has been evolving with humans since 4000 BC, when people in Sumer used clay tablets to denote the number of goods to be delivered.

Ways The Commercial Function Can Support Central Government Priorities

Oil and gas prices remain at elevated levels due to the Ukraine war. The governor of the BoE says rising global food prices are a “major worry“ with price inflation of 6.7% last month. The CEO of 2 Sisters, the chicken manufacturer said that the cost of chickens could rise by up to 15% this year as a result of the war in...