The Utopian - Episode 5 - The Implications of the Coronavirus on the Global Supply Chain with Andrea Reyes

Episode 5 - The Implications of the Coronavirus on the Global Supply Chain with Andrea Reyes

03/27/20 • 60 min

From the bananas we consume, harvested in the fields of Costa Rica, to our clothes and accessories produced in factories in China, our reliance on the global economy is tremendous. With the coronavirus disrupting the usual flow of international commerce, what will the global supply chain look like in the days that follow? We meet with Andrea Reyes, an expert in global supply chain and the chair of the NYC Fair Trade Coalition, to discuss these questions and more.

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