A new study suggests disclosure laws to prevent forced labour in the clothing industry are a form of window dressing designed to ease the conscience of consumers rather than protecting workers.
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As with so many staples and foods in the past two years – lettuce, milk and eggs to name a few – the problem is a temporary imbalance between supply and demand. Here’s what’s happening with potatoes.
Many voters say inflation is the issue that matters to them most as they head to the polls. The problem is, the people they choose can’t do much about it.
Building or renovating your home? For some types of timber you may be waiting into 2023. So what’s behind the hold-up? And when might it get better?
High food prices are exposing yet another risk of our hyper-concentrated global food system and strengthening the case for more diversified and decentralized alternatives.
Over the past two years, labour restrictions, climate change and violent conflict have contributed to the record-breaking high prices of vegetable oil around the world.
In the short term, the war is causing energy prices to soar and prompting fears of famine in some countries. In the long term, it could remake the modern global supply chain.
Supply chains are facing a complex and unpredictable world in the year ahead.
Top contributors
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Associate Dean - School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Heriot-Watt University
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PhD Candidate, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University
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Assistant Professor, York University, Canada
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LIUNA Enrico Henry Mancinelli Chair of Global Labour Issues, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Finance, Texas State University
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Researcher, Governing Forced Labour in Supply Chains Project
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
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Assistant Professor, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture, Dalhousie University
