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Social Innovation
Social enterprises can change entire industries. This is how
An example from the chocolate industry shows the potential for responsible practices sparking a widescale sustainability transition.
COVID-19
All at sea: the shipping crews stranded by COVID-19
COVID-19 emerged a year ago, but ships' crews are still blocked from landing in most ports. Two ships captains tell their stories to the World Vs Virus podcast.
Supply Chain and Transport
How can essential movement of people and goods be restored during Covid-19? Updates on CommonTrust Network
COVID-19 has halted global travel, impacting travel, and trade. Members of CommonTrust Network discuss ways of bringing it to pre-pandemic levels safely.
Supply Chain and Transport
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COVID-19
Is the world up to the challenge of mass COVID-19 vaccination?
The magnitude of the task will test global supply chains like never before and needs bold collective action from multinationals, governments and industries
Supply Chain and Transport
We have a shared responsibility for bringing our seafarers home
Restrictions imposed due to the pandemic have had the unintended consequence of keeping seafarers away from home for months. The industry demands action.
Pioneers2020
Companies need to be transparent and fair to be future-fit. Here's why
Corporations need to widen their income statement to include profit, loss and a new, third column: impact. The financial implications of our social and environmental actions.
Electricity
China joins list of nations banning the sale of old-style fossil-fuelled vehicles
From 2035, the only new cars for sale in China will be electric, hybrid or fuel-cell. Europe has similar plans aimed at decarbonizing the transport sector.
RacetoZero2020
America's truck and bus manufacturers are set on a zero-emission future
A new report shows that every major truck and bus manufacturer in North America is developing an all-electric vehicle or is part of collaboration to do so.
RacetoZero2020
Are electric trucks a highway to a low-carbon future or a dead end?
From battery performance and manufacture to charge point availability, innovation on multiple fronts is needed to electrify long-range, heavy-duty vehicles
Mining and Metals
7 ways the mining sector can prepare for the coming economic era
The mining and metals sector is facing a raft of transformational pressures. Here's how the industry can respond – and strengthen its role in the coming era.
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
Cocoa's bittersweet supply chain in one visualization
Chocolate is a global $130 billion industry, that relies on one key ingredient; cocoa. But the cocoa supply chain is far from sweet, due to its heavy reliance on cheap labour.
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
From plant to paper cup: The economics of coffee in one chart
From the labor of growing, exporting, and roasting, to the materials like packaging, cups, there are many underlying costs that go into every cup of coffee.
Advanced Manufacturing and Production
5 ways to empower the manufacturing workforce to survive the pandemic and thrive beyond it
The need for an improved environment for frontline work has never been greater.
COVID-19
Riding out the pandemic: How COVID-19 turned Europe into a cycle superpower
COVID-19 has caused a cycling boom as people use bikes instead of public transport. This is how European governments responded - and which country is investing most.