The world's cargo ships, which transport around 90% of global trade, do not always make it to their destination without incident. According to the Safety and Shipping Review by insurance company Allianz, 27 cargo vessels were lost in major incidents during 2021, and 357 during the past dec...

Supertankers are carrying 3.8 billion barrels of crude oil among them, enough to fuel around 418,000 transatlantic flights and for the world’s cars to cover around 3 billion miles between them. Their sticky cargo is the raw material for billions of plastic bags, combs, train...

Supply chain troubles in critical sectors, including agriculture, automotive, energy, and food, intensified. As the frequency and magnitude of the disruptions increased, applying ad hoc remedies to restore predictability to a system premised on ever-increasing cost optimization became more difficult...

Leading brands are already rewriting the rules of marketing.

Although many continue to debate its definition, the metaverse can be characterized as an evolution of today’s internet—and an opportunity for marketers to engage consumers in new ways via immersive digital worlds. Now’s the time to adopt ...

Research shows that orchestrating a workforce ecosystem is a multifaceted effort that involves integration among many business functions. In mature legacy organizations in particular, we see companies changing basic management practices around how they access, engage, and develop workers; we see lea...

An economic rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered price spikes for multiple commodities.

The conflict in Ukraine has led to even further increasing energy prices and security-of-supply concerns.

However, according to Mckinsey research, the transition to a lower-carbon energy system conti...