All Supply chain articles
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News briefs
Pentland adopts new software for traceability
Pentland will be using Segura’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) package to map and monitor the entirety of its supply chain for “transparency and traceability.” The system will also serve to ensure that suppliers abide by its principles of sustainability. Customers will have some view of the results, as Pentland says the system ...
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BSI voice support for sustainable EU supply chain laws
The German Sporting Goods Association (BSI) has voiced its support for the ambitious EU supply chain law, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), advocating for more impact-oriented sustainability legislation. “As an industry, we are open to appropriate, ambitious and impact-oriented sustainability legislation and advocate binding sustainability standards at ...
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EU takes steps to block products made by forced labor
The European Parliament is proposing a new legislation framework to investigate the use of forced labor in companies’ supply chains. If it is proven that a company has used forced labor, all import and export of the related goods would be halted at the European Union (EU)’s borders. Companies would ...
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Article
Freight rates are falling but so are orders
Freight rates for sea freight containers from the Far East have fallen to a stable low level, but retailers are placing fewer orders with their suppliers than in the previous year. This is according to supply chain experts at Setlog, a software company based in Bochum, Germany, who carried out ...
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Brooks has a new partner in latest move towards responsible sourcing
Brooks Running is to partner with the global SaaS platform for supply chain traceability and compliance, TrusTrace. The move will deepen visibility across Brooks’ manufacturing supply chain and help identify and mitigate responsible sourcing and business continuity risks, with the aim of creating a more sustainable business. TrusTrace CEO and ...
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Report highlights investment needed in materials supply chains for net-zero conversion
Global decarbonization goals have sparked a “materials transition.” A new report by management consulting firm McKinsey & Company explains the actions that will be required in materials supply chains to safeguard the speed of the transition. According to the report, with the decarbonization trajectory trending toward 2.4°C, ...
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TrusTrace releases a second industry playbook featuring Asics
TrusTrace has released its second industry playbook, The Traceability Roadmap: A practical, step-by-step guide to implementing traceability in supply chains. With the free Traceability Roadmap, businesses can find out how to define needs, set goals, outcomes, success indicators, and return on investment to ensure cross-functional buy-in. The ...
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Analysis
Analysis: The latest inventory levels in the Sporting Goods Industry, Q1 2023
The Q1 numbers are in, and it’s time to talk inventory. Read our analysis from industry experts and get the latest inventory numbers in full.
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Article
HDE calls on EU to take more cues from German supply chain law
On the occasion of the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee voting in favor of the current compromise text on the EU Supply Chain Act (Corporate Sustainabilitiy Due Diligence Directive), the German Retail Association (Handelsverband Deutschland, HDE) has raised the alarm that the proposed supply chain regulation will overburden small and ...
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TrusTrace partners with Kharon to optimize forced labor risk management
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and similar laws developing globally are driving companies to significantly improve their ability to identify forced labor in the supply chain. TrusTrace, a global SaaS company operating a product traceability and compliance platform, announced a strategic partnership with Kharon, a provider of research ...
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Activist platform calls on Nike to be more transparent about supply chain labor conditions
According to Reuters, London-based activist shareholder platform Tulipshare is calling on Nike to provide more transparency about working conditions in its supply chain and disclose whether the company’s policies actually meet its stated justice goals and human rights commitments. The group, which owns 276 Nike shares and wants to help ...
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Analysis
Analysis: Taking stock of sporting goods inventory levels
Our exclusive analysis of the inventory levels of some of the industry’s biggest brands, including how some are responding to the challenges
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Infographics & Data
Sporting goods company inventory levels in Q4 2022
We’ve compiled inventory levels at the top sporting goods companies in Q4 2022. Found out how they compare with 2021 and across the industry
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C-Suite Interview
Sport 2000 International’s CEO is pushing its specialist concept
In part two of our interview, CEO Margit Gosau shares what Sport 2000’s new specialist concept might look like and her predictions for 2023.
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C-Suite Interview
Margit Gosau: “In times of crisis, sport seems to become more important”
In an exclusive interview, Margit Gosau CEO Sport 2000 reveals the group’s most successful categories and why Finland and Sweden are leaving
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YKK is a leader in supplier engagement, increases environmental efforts
Japanese YKK Corporation has been selected as a “supplier engagement leader,” the highest score on the 2022 Supplier Engagement Report (SER) from CDP for the first time. CDP is an international environmental non-profit focused on measuring and reporting companies’ environmental impact (it also published a global supply chain report and ...
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Bleckmann expands in Belgium
Bleckmann, the Supply Chain Management service (SCM) for fashion and lifestyle brands, is to further expand in Belgium with 60,000 sqm of warehouse space in three strategic locations. The distribution centers in Belsele, Herentals and Grobbendonk will support the growth of customers and additional logistics flexibility. In Belsele, west of ...
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Article
Intersport Sweden partners with Canopy to protect the world’s forests
Intersport Sweden – the country’s leading sporting goods retailer, founded in 1968 and with nearly 100 stores – has announced a partnership with the non-profit organization Canopy to promote forest-friendly supply chains. The aim is to set important signs for the world’s forests, species and climate. Intersport Sweden thus joins ...
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