A Look Into Recent Tariff Hikes, Impacts and Gaining Visibility
In recent days, different governments across Europe and the US have announced increased tariffs in an effort to protect their domestic markets from targeted imports. American View Most notable is the quadrupling of import tariffs from Chinese Electric Vehicles sold in the US. The intent is to level the playing field for the US manufacturers, […]
Implications of a Taiwan Disruption – Perspectives from the Recent Earthquake
USGS.gov; M 7.4 – 18 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan (2024-04-02 23:58:11 (UTC); 23.819°N 121.562°E; 34.8 km depth) On April 3rd, Taiwan suffered a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, the largest one in 25 years. Global manufacturers using machinery, chemicals, or electronics from Taiwan as a critical part of their process were paying close attention to […]
Global supply chain risks stemming from the recent Middle East crisis
The global risk outlook for 2024 has placed country and geopolitical risks at the top. The war between Israel and Hamas which began in early October 2023 has reignited a regional conflict and continued into the new year. Heightened geopolitical risks in the region have prompted rating agencies such as Fitch to deteriorate the sovereign […]
Vertaeon at ‘EU/US Supply Chain Resiliency Summit by CSCMP
Vertaeon was one of the supply chain resiliency experts across multiple EU and US-based CSCMP Roundtables. Learn more on how to thrive amid global disruptions.
Vertaeon’s Managing Partner leads an engaging panel session at the leading supply chain conference CSCMP EDGE 2023
Vertaeon’s managing Partner, Rekha Menon-Varma, led and participated in a very engaging panel session on “Unraveling the impact of global disruptions on supply chains” at the CSCMP EDGE 2023 in Orlando during October 2-5, 2023. The session had Amy Thorn, CEO of DBM Associates, as a panelist. The session was moderated by trade and compliance […]
Some our team members at SPLC 2023 Summit networking event at Atlanta Civil Rights Museum
Members of the Vertaeon team exhibited our risk and ESG analytics cloud platform offerings at the SPLC Summit 2023 in Atlanta, GA during August 14th-16th.
Vertaeon’s Managing Partner, Rekha Menon-Varma, spoke at a panel discussion at SPLC 2023 Summit on “Emerging facets of Risk & Compliance in supply chain assessments and sustainability” on August 15th
The conference organized by Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) took place at The Loews Hotel in Atlanta, GA during August 14th to 16th. Rekha organized the panel to address the important and emerging topic of compliance in supply chain sustainability assessments. Fellow panelists included Christopher Davidson, VP of Sustainability at WestRock Corporation and Julie Volny, […]
Growing Pains in The EV Battery Recycling Market
We are now entering the phase where the first mass-produced EV Lithium-Ion batteries are approaching the end of their useful life. In this blog, we will be focusing on EV battery recycling …
Supply Crunch or Falling Demand? Dichotomies in the Semiconductor Market in 2H22
Exploring Scenarios: The EV Charging vs. Battery Swapping Dilemma
See our recent publication in the Automotive Industries journal..