Southwest Power Pool is expanding west with a $150M project and 190 jobs. Its new Markets+ platform aims to modernize energy markets across the West.
A $2.3B Defense Logistics Agency contract underscores how chemical procurement is increasingly shaped by regulatory exposure, forecasting risk, and supply chain resilience.
Plastic pallets are seeing wider adoption as logistics teams prioritize durability, hygiene, and automation compatibility amid tightening supply chain conditions.
Energy volatility is shifting from energy contracts into supplier agreements, creating indirect cost exposure procurement teams struggle to govern.
Scope 3 emissions requirements are quietly shifting supplier leverage—affecting pricing, contracts, and negotiation risk before procurement decisions are made.
Pepper Construction turned a vacant 1912 factory into a net-zero HQ. The project proves deep energy retrofits can work—even in aging industrial buildings.
American Resources’ EMCO has begun receiving 2026 shipments of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, supporting domestic preprocessing and refining of critical battery materials.
In early 2026, procurement risk is increasingly shaped by supplier accountability, data demands, and contractual exposure—forcing a shift in how sourcing decisions are evaluated.
As compliance pressure intensifies in early 2026, risk is moving beyond internal systems and into supplier relationships.
A House committee has advanced legislation that would allow limited flexibility in Clean Air Act offset requirements for certain manufacturing and critical mineral facilities.
The UK’s vape ban cut disposables, but fire risks are rising. Rechargeable vapes, often binned with charge, are igniting in trucks and recycling sites.
South Korea’s AI Basic Act sets a global precedent for AI governance, but the law remains silent on energy and environmental impacts.
Embedding decontamination into modular pharmaceutical facilities from the outset.
Climate disasters are triggering insurance premium shock, signaling rising operational risk before policy, enforcement, or capital markets adjust.
At Davos, climate risk discussions moved from reporting frameworks to operational reality, raising new expectations for how documented risks are managed.
Mining waste may hold the key to securing critical minerals. Here’s how circular recovery is reshaping supply chains and reducing risk.
South Koreans are ready to pay for cleaner freight. A new study finds strong public support—and funding potential—for hydrogen fuel cell trucks.
Bills on appeals efficiency, utility assistance, and waste-to-energy facilities show how Washington’s energy policies are translating into new execution and compliance challenges.
A WEF report shows women’s health remains underfunded even as climate stress and disclosure expectations increase exposure across systems.
Emergency orders are no longer rare responses. As infrastructure strain persists, temporary measures are becoming operational norms—with implications for planning and risk.