Supply Chain
Agility’s take on the changing global supply chain
Robotic Process Automation
Reaping the rewards of Robotic Process Automation Two ships carrying identical cargoes have just docked at a busy port. One …
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The Internet of Things
How the Internet of Things will revolutionize your supply chain A batch of vaccines leaves a pharmaceutical company bound for …
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Why your supply chain needs blockchain
When a shirt is shipped from China to a shop in Europe, it passes through a complicated and sometimes slow …
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A Guide to the Digital Supply Chain
Digital technology is changing the way the world does business and doing so at an extraordinary pace. Whatever your part …
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The perfect match: how digital platforms connect truckers and freight
Brazil is the third-largest trucking market in the world after China and the USA, but has historically struggled with poor …
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The Business Case for Sustainability
As environmental, social, labor and governance imperatives come into sharper focus, the business case (again) for putting sustainability at the core …
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Emissions
Goals to cut CO2 emissions include a pathway agreement with Maersk to cut emissions by 15 percent per Agility container by …
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Solar
A look at the Gulf region where solar energy has been a tough sell in the face of cheap electricity …
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Best Practices
Best practices for sustainability also mean tough questions for companies. Agility’s Mariam Al-Foudery lays out some key areas for consideration. …
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Small is Beautiful
A sustainable vegetable garden in the arid demilitarized zone between Sudan and South Sudan brings relief to workers supporting the …
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Modern Slavery
The United Nations calls modern slavery – human trafficking, child labor and debt labor – the world’s second-largest criminal industry. …
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Fair Labor
Agility’s fair labor program in the Middle East was a groundbreaking initiative more than 10 years ago and has helped …
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Corporate DNA
Expert Tensie Whelan argues that sustainability as an intrinsic part of corporate DNA drives operational efficiency and innovation, and delivers …
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Social Purpose
Blackrock, the largest investor in the world, says it’s time to consider ‘social purpose’ along with profits. Laurence Fink, CEO …
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Innovation
Sustainability is driving innovation in a variety of business areas including product reformulation and process modification. Researchers say companies that …
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Value Engineering
Operating in volatile areas of the Middle East & Africa Exploration and production are high-cost and high-risk in volatile areas …
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