Partstat Partner News March 2022

By Logan Wamsley

GE Pledges to Cut Carbon Emissions by 50% by 2030 GE is among 90 other companies including Ford and Xerox who have pledged to reduce their carbon emissions by 2030 — without the use of offsets. This commitment was announced as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Better Climate Change program. The goal…

How Automotive Manufacturers Are Responding to U.S. Sanctions on Russia

By Logan Wamsley

Although many of the sanctions the U.S. placed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine are designed to minimize the negative effects felt by U.S. consumers, manufacturers are still experiencing strain as a result of them. Nowhere is this truer than in the automotive industry, where many manufacturers have taken measures to align with the…

What the Federal Reserve Will Do, and How Manufacturers Should Respond

By Logan Wamsley

As the meeting of the Federal Reserve on March 15-16 looms, companies across the economic landscape are eagerly awaiting the specifics regarding measures it will take to curb the historic inflation rates currently being seen in the U.S. In preparation for these actions, many financial entities are making predictions as to what the Fed’s measures…

Manufacturing Supply Chains Already Seeing Effects of Sanctions on Russia

By Logan Wamsley

As the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to intensify, the globe is intensifying the sanctions placed on Russia in response. And manufacturing supply chains are feeling the pressure. As of this writing, the European Commission has prepared a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus that will ban three Belarusian banks from the international…