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Businesses are facing increasing pressure to understand and manage the environmental risk and impact of their supply chains as customers, investors and regulators place greater emphasis on emissions generated beyond an organisation’s direct operations. Environmental specialists say that while many organisations have made progress in reducing energy use and emissions from their own facilities, a significant proportion of their overall environmental footprint often sits within

Quality professionals are warning that rapid business growth is becoming a significant risk factor for declining product and service quality, as organisations struggle to maintain consistent standards while expanding operations, onboarding new staff and increasing production volumes. Industry advisers say the issue is affecting businesses across manufacturing, construction, technology, logistics and professional services, particularly where growth has outpaced the maturity of

Retail businesses are being urged to strengthen workplace safety controls as violence and abuse against shop workers remains one of the most serious health and safety risks facing the sector. The British Retail Consortium’s latest crime survey reported more than 2,000 incidents of violence and abuse against retail workers every day, with the trade body describing the level of retail crime as being at a record high. The survey also found that customer theft had reached £2.2 bi