The Ministry of Defence’s approach to its suppliers is revealing a wider change in how the UK defence sector now thinks about security. Rather than treating cyber protection as a box-ticking exercise at the edge of a contract, the department has increasingly pushed requirements down…
Schneider Electric and Torngat Metals explore strategic rare earth partnership in North America
Schneider Electric and Torngat Metals have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to examine a wider industrial partnership around one of North America’s most closely watched rare earth developments. The agreement centres on Torngat’s Strange Lake project in Nunavik, alongside associated infrastructure in Labrador and…
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Telefónica solidifies climate leadership with seventh consecutive CDP supplier engagement recognition
Telefónica has been named to CDP’s highest-rated supplier engagement list for a seventh straight year, a recognition that underscores the Spanish telecoms group’s push to tighten climate standards across its supply chain. CDP, the environmental disclosure non-profit, places companies on its annual Supplier Engagement Assessment “A List” for leadership in…
Iranian state media reported a new wave of Israeli strikes on Monday, saying explosions were heard in Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz and other cities as the conflict between the two countries deepened sharply. According to IRIB and IRNA, blasts were heard in several parts of central…
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UK packaging producers face rising costs as EPR shifts from reporting to cost management
Extended Producer Responsibility is increasingly being treated not just as a reporting requirement, but as a cost management issue. For packaging producers in the UK, that shift matters because the new regime ties fees more closely to recyclability and the quality of the underlying data, rather than simply the amount…
Fashion Sourcing shifts global fashion supply chain towards transparency and controlled sourcing
Global sourcing is moving away from informal, relationship-led dealmaking and towards a more controlled model built on visibility, verification and execution. Fashion Sourcing, a Miami-based B2B e-commerce and global procurement company with teams across Asia, is positioning itself within that shift by offering businesses access…
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View AllThailand’s effort to keep China, the United States and ASEAN all in play is less a sign of hesitation than a calculated way of working. In public, officials in Bangkok stress balance, regional cooperation and multilateralism. In practice, the country is trying to preserve room for manoeuvre in an era…
Kuwait briefly shut its main airport on Wednesday after Iranian drones struck a passenger terminal, killing one Indian national and injuring 63 people, according to AP and Kuwait’s authorities. The attack marked one of the most serious spillovers yet from the wider confrontation between Iran,…

