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CSR/ESG and Sourcing – Who Cares Wins

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ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) is a big deal in business these days but why is that? What exactly is ESG?  Are you taking the right steps to benefit from it? In this blog, I will review ESG, how it interacts with CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), and how this rapidly...

Offshoring or Local Manufacturing: Key Factors to Consider

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With global inflation affecting the entire world, and particularly with logistics and freight costs at unprecedented highs, more and more people are asking important questions about offshoring and supply chain management in China: - Does it still make sense to offshore? - Is it worth it? - What factors should...

Navigating the Complexities of Industry Events: ASD Las Vegas

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Attending industry events is crucial for sourcing officers and procurement professionals looking to find the right products, manufacturers, or importers. Recently, CPG participated in ASD with expectations of finding unique opportunities related to China sourcing at trade shows. While it had its challenges, there were valuable lessons that can help...

Sourcing in China, the Land of Cutting Corners

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One of the most common sourcing questions we are faced with in this day and age is the question of quality control in China. When talking to importers about their sourcing programs, it is a common belief among them that sourcing from China may mean serious cuts in costs AND...

The Importance of having a China Sourcing Team

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China is the fourth largest country in the world in size and the largest country in terms of population. It is also the second largest economy in the world – and growing.  This makes China a very interesting nation in which to do business. However, interacting is not always easy,...

China Sourcing: Embezzlement and Fraud

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This is a tough topic to tackle.  Most of us would like to think that Chinese suppliers are nice and honest, they just focus on making a living, the best they can.  We don’t want to even think that some of them can be dishonest, and worse, that some of...

China Sourcing: Overcoming the Negative Perception

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Lately, negative feelings about doing business with China have noticeably increased.  We note this is happening not just here in the USA, but in many other places in the world including Europe, Australia, South America and South East Asian countries like Malaysia.  The reason this has developed this way goes...

“Made in China” Pt 2: Background of Chinese Production and Exports

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As we wrote in  “Made in China” – Quality and Perception: Intro, China has been known as a source for cheap goods with questionable quality for years. In this blog series, we’ll be exploring how China Direct Buying and other factors contributed to this reputation and what technological and economic...

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