Emerging tech ‘critical’ to manufacturers embracing the Circular Economy
A study by Sage has revealed the significant hurdles faced by manufacturers and distributors shifting to a sustainable Circular Economy business strategy, despite widespread acknowledgement of the many benefits it will deliver. “The State of the Circular Economy” report shows the industry is paying greater attention to the need for, and benefits of, the Circular Economy […]
Supply chain sustainability focus areas continue to shift & evolve, says report
The 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability report indicates that pressure to support supply chain sustainability (SCS) has increased steadily since last year, though that pressure has focused on different areas than it did in 2021. In particular, environmental dimensions of SCS received much more attention than in 2020: Climate change mitigation and natural resource/biodiversity conservation […]
Hubbub outlines challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging
Environmental charity Hubbub has launched ‘Reuse Systems Unpacked’, a report uncovering the challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems. The report, unveiled at The Royal Society of Arts in the presence of key players in the sector, provides recommendations on how reusable packaging systems can work and what needs to happen for […]
Supply chain crisis sees 85% of businesses move to ‘just in case’ model
Almost every UK organisation admits their supply chain needs improving, and over half (58%) think their supply chain needs a lot/significant improvement. That’s according to research from SAP, which says that in response, 84% of UK businesses are planning to move on from the 50-year-old ‘just in time’ supply chain model, which prioritised costs above […]
Calls for task force to tackle supply chain resilience
Britain’s manufacturers are calling for a cross-industry and Government taskforce to assess the UK’s current and future supplychain resilience and capabilities, as well as establishing an action plan to protect the economy from any future significant disruptive event. The call was made on the back of a report by Make UK and Infor, ‘Operating without Borders […]
Retail and manufacturing sectors ‘most likely’ to be targeted by a cyber-attack
Health, education, retail, and manufacturing sectors continue to be particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks and data breaches, according to analysis of recently released 2021 ICO data. CybSafe analysed data from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – the UK’s independent body upholding information rights – following its previous analysis of ICO data for the first half […]
UK has second-highest number of B Corps in the world
Research by green energy experts Uswitch has revealed Moodle, an online educational platform designed for distance learning, is the world’s most popular B Corp business, followed by Coursera and TOMS. B Corp certification is awarded to businesses that meet the highest standards of accountability when it comes to their social and environmental impact, and there are […]
DHL, Amazon and DocuSign among most imitated brands in phishing emails
According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, Amazon topped the list as the most impersonated brand in email phishing attacks worldwide last year. In total, 17.7% of brand phishing emails used Amazon’s brand name. The trillion-dollar brand is closely followed by the world’s leading logistics company DHL and a cloud-based electronic signature technology […]
Connectivity funding ‘key to successful business growth’
Many UK businesses are in danger of suffering stunted growth due to a lack of investment in core IT connectivity systems. A new report has found that four in every five UK firms are unable to scale plans to their fullest potential with current connectivity arrangements. Just 20% of UK businesses state they are in […]
83% of organisations have increased supply chain investments
New research from Blue Yonder found that 97% of organisations faced disruption over the last 12 months. Factors outside of company control and the resulting consequences varied from company to company, with organisations facing customer delays (59%), stalled production (44%) and staff shortages (40%). As a result of this disruption, the supply chain has become […]
