Last year, 3,000 new trade restrictions were imposed around the world.
It’s no secret that competition between China, the U.S. and E.U, climate change, and external shocks from piracy to pandemics are forcing businesses to manage their supply chains closely.
Regulations like the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and the EU Corporate Social Responsibility Directive force corporations to develop new levels of visibility into their supply chains to maintain compliance.
In this conversation with Evan Smith, CEO of Altana Technologies, we discuss the shift towards “Globalization 2.0” and how Altana is building the “Bloomberg Terminal” for supply chains and enabling public and private cooperation.
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