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3rd Oct 2008
As the contamination of Chinese milk sends ripples through the global food industry, Eversheds lawyers Richard Matthews and Elizabeth Hyde lay out the due diligence procedures that food companies must go through when sourcing from outside the EU
3rd Oct 2008
Set up by experts from the Oregon state department of agriculture, the China-US Peace Food Inspection Centre will offer third party sampling, testing and certification of agricultural and fishery products so that they meet standards required by the US Food and Drug Administration.
2nd Oct 2008 by razchaudary
Reseach identifies the top 10 strategic risks for global supply chains and businesses. Are you ready for the highlighted five fastest-rising threats that could also have a significant impact over the next three to five years?
According to Ernst & Young’s report, they highlight regulatory and compliance as the highest risks followed closely by global financial shocks, workforce and consumer aging, and the rise of emerging markets.
29th Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs
Food manufacturers have begun a massive repackaging effort to address the environmental concerns of consumers. This article takes a look at the way that some global brands are addressing the issue, as well as how they are attempting to balance environmental concerns with consumer health concerns.
“Good for you” will increasingly be faced off with “good for the environment,” and food companies will find themselves redefining how their food products will retain appeal, according to Mintel International in Chicago.
29th Sep 2008 by razchaudary
According to recent research conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on Business Continuity Planning and Pandemic Influenza in Europe“, it was identified that by far, most strategic and operational efforts have been directed towards building resilience in public health systems, and have overlooked the challenge of ensuring business continuity in independent […]
28th Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released its Social Responsibility Standard to the committee stage, moving it one step closer to being an official ISO standard.
Nearly 400 experts and observers from around the world met at the ISO Social Responsibility Working Group, held September 1-5 in Santiago, Chile. There they agreed that sufficient progress had been made in developing the draft international standard on social responsibility for the “working draft” to be taken to “committee draft” level.
26th Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs
This video interview with Alan Knight offers insight into the new AA1000AS standard. The standard will be launched in London on the 24th of October.
26th Sep 2008 by razchaudary
IBM has spotted an opportunity to fulfil growing global demand from businesses and governments to avoid, prepare and recover operations from disruption.
This is the biggest investment IBM has yet made in this area, according to Brian Reagan, who directs the company’s global strategy and portfolio management group.
IBM provides data storage on as-needed basis. In the event of a service disruption, the company said its datacentres would be able to electronically process the shift in information from customer sites in order to restore service in a reasonable amount of time.
24th Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs
This Business Week article takes a look at corporations and the role they are playing in helping their local communities and citizens get back on their feet after a natural disaster.
UPS, Accenture and FEMA pooled their resources together to help found the Aidmatrix Foundation, a nonprofit group that uses information technology to ensure donations are quickly dispatched to those in greatest need.
The article also talks a lot about the business continuity lessons learned after Katrina. IBM and their work in Turkey following the 1999 earthquake.
22nd Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs
This Supply Chain Market article takes an in-depth look at supply chain performance, asking some of the tough questions. Supply Chain Assurance is all about ensuring that your supply chain is functioning at maximum capacity and efficiency. The role of management efficiency is highlighted here.
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