Overview of the regulation The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) came into force on January 5, 2023. It is an update to the existing Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) and aims…
Sergio Camarero14 July, 2023
Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, has experienced a steady economic growth of around 5% per year for the past decade. The country boasts abundant natural resources, a…
Sergio Camarero24 February, 2023
With robust economic growth and rising purchasing power, Indonesia becomes an attractive destination for the clothing and textile industry. Still, fierce competition from international companies poses both risks and…
Sergio Camarero22 October, 2022
Foreign companies have used low-cost country sourcing strategies for decades with a strong focus on China. In the past years, we’ve seen a new trend where increasingly more companies…
Sergio Camarero18 July, 2022
The cement industry plays a vital role in infrastructure development and urbanization drives the demand for cement greatly. Concrete is currently the second-most used substance on the planet after…
Sergio Camarero9 June, 2022
Southeast Asia is a major producer of agriculture products and plays an increasingly important role for the US and the EU. Increased exports also result in the need for…
Sergio Camarero7 June, 2022
Southeast Asia gains increasingly more attention as foreign companies try to diversify manufacturing activities from China. Increasing wages, disruptions, increased shipping lead times, and costs are just some of…
Sergio Camarero7 June, 2022
Southeast Asia is widely known as the world’s largest region for rubber plantations, with Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia accounting for nearly 80% of the global natural rubber output. Thanks…
Sergio Camarero1 June, 2022
Southeast Asia is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, having a population of around 600 million people. Increasingly more companies, both in the B2C and B2B sphere, target…
Sergio Camarero1 June, 2022
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