It seems counter-intuitive to ask an oil company to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of its customers i.e. reduce the consumption of the very product they sell. Yet, this is exactly what investors are asking Total, Shell, BP… On April 15th 2020, 11 investors among which Meeschaert AM and Sycomore [1] filed a resolution to…
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Rethinking how we produce and deliver essential goods – 5 lessons from the surgical mask shortage
The Covid-19 pandemic revealed the weaknesses of supply chains mostly relying on centralized production in cost-effective Asia, tiered contractors and subcontractors, limited inventory and just-in-time procurement. When the epidemic started in Wuhan, parts manufactured in China went scarce. As early as February 7th, 2020, although the outbreak had not reached Europe yet, auto makers warned…