A never-ending peak season, IKEA exclusive and much ado about COP26

Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King

EP8 of The Loadstar Podcast reports direct from Glasgow where world leaders are congregating for COP26, a meeting many believe is the last chance saloon for meaningful progress on climate change and one that could shape supply chain planning and investment for years to come.

EP8 also examines:

• How IKEA is coping with logistics and supplier bottlenecks (33.30 mins).
• Why US air cargo supply chains are at full stretch (19.30).
• Why climate change is increasing the likelihood of containers being lost overboard (6.40).
• Why airlines must do more on sustainability (15.45).
• Why decarbonised supply chains mean higher costs.

 Guests in this episode:

• Susanne Waidzunas, IKEA Supply Chain Operations Manager
• Brandon Fried, Executive Director of the Airforwarders Association
• Peregrine Storrs-Fox, TT Clubs Risk Management Director
• Michael Page, broadcast meteorologist at Flawless Forecast
• Nick Savvides, Loadstar News Editor
• Alex Lennane, Loadstar Publisher