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The COVID-19 pandemic has put global supply chains under immense stress as companies strive to source materials for production and make inventory available for sale to their customers. Write a Report on the impact of the global pandemic on sustainable supply chains with respect to the following three areas:

i) International trade stakeholders

For example (but not limited to), describe how sustainability issues may have affected selection of suppliers for materials and selection of suppliers for transportation services before the pandemic and during the pandemic.

ii) Risk management

Assume your company is located in Kitchener, Ontario Canada and you import consumer products from manufacturers in Asia. Describe the impact of the pandemic on your risk management strategies pertaining to communications with customers, personnel, transportation of dangerous goods and security tactics.

iii) The circular economy

Describe how the pandemic may have affected a companys ability to maintain a circular supply chain for reusing/recycling products and the impact of the pandemic on the first two steps of the Resolve framework: regenerate and Share.

1500 Words minimum

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