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Future of Mobility
How to build safe, equitable and sustainable transportation systems
Transportation systems traditionally favour suburban, upwardly mobile users over those from lower-income groups. Could digital technology help close this gap?
Climate Change
How big data can help the shipping industry get to net zero
The pressure is growing on the shipping industry to reduce its environmental impact. More accurate data on carbon emissions is an essential first step
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
3 steps towards making aviation and marine fuel cleaner
There is increasing onus on the aviation and shipping sectors to decarbonize – but more action is needed to make sustainable fuels viable
Oil and Gas
Advancing Supply Chain Security in Oil and Gas: An Industry Analysis
This report is intended as a practical guide for cybersecurity leaders managing third-party cyber risks within oil and gas supply chains.
Supply Chain and Transport
Lessons for COVID: How natural disasters reshape supply chains
Four economists explore the long-term impact of the 2011 earthquake in Japan on supply chains and predict that the pattern may be relevant to COVID-19.
Supply Chain and Transport
How to decarbonize heavy-duty transport and make it affordable
Heavy-duty trucks are responsible for 25% of global road emissions. The industry needs to decarbonize but many barriers remain – here's how it can be done.
Future of Food
Want to eat more sustainably? Try flat-pack pasta
Flat-packed noodles that form iconic pasta shapes when cooked could lead to more sustainable packaging, transportation, and storage, according to research.
Sustainable Development
Teamwork – not just tech – drives sustainable innovation. Here’s why
Society’s biggest challenges are best addressed by organizations that view themselves not as a business or an industry, but as a diverse collection of people.
Climate Change
COVID-19 didn't disrupt progress to make supply chains more sustainable
COVID-19 didn't disrupt progress to make supply chains more sustainable, according to findings in MIT's report on the State of Supply Chain Sustainability.
COVID-19
An expert explains: How COVID-19 exposed the fragility of global supply chains
Closures of manufacturing and distribution and bottlenecks at borders through the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed the fragility of global supply chains.
China
This new 'levitating' Chinese train will be the fastest in the world
China has unveiled a new maglev train that uses electro-magnetic force, capable of reaching 600 kph, making it the fastest ground vehicle in the world.
Supply Chain and Transport
How a demand-driven approach could accelerate zero-emission freight transportation
Reducing supply-chain emissions could significantly reduce freight's Scope 3 emissions, accelerating decarbonization of global freight transportation.
Supply Chain and Transport
How to solve COVID's crew change crisis and protect global supply chains
COVID-19 has left thousands of maritime crew stranded at sea. We outline the urgent protection measures needed from stakeholders across the supply chain.
Supply Chain and Transport
Time is running out – global emissions rules for shipping need to be reached now
The 2020s must be the decade of action if we are to solve the shipping industry’s share of the global climate challenge.
Supply Chain and Transport
How carmakers' switch to electric vehicles will strain supply of battery minerals
The world’s battery capacity must grow 40 times larger than it is today to meet demand as carmakers' transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.