The more breaches there are, the harder it is for current and future plaintiffs in lawsuits to show that any harm they experienced was directly due to that particular breach.
Read about how the First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against Bayamón Medical Center after a 2019
ransomware attack:
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/first-circuit-affirms-dismissal-of-data-5611805/
#ransomware #databreach #ArticleIII #standing #traceability #classaction #litigation
How Younger Generations Are Redefining Retail
As climate concerns intensify, household budgets come under pressure and consumers increasingly seek meaning in their purchases, younger generations are fundamentally reshaping the retail landscape. Quality, sustainability, traceability and circularity have become decisive purchasing factors. As Europe’s leading retail event and a catalyst for industry transformation, NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show Europe, taking place in Paris from September 15–17, 2026, will showcase the brands driving change and leading the transition towards a lower-carbon retail sector.
No longer persuaded by marketing promises alone, today’s consumers expect brands to back up their claims with measurable action. In response, retailers are accelerating their sustainability efforts across the board, from improving energy efficiency in stores and deploying zero-emission last-mile delivery solutions to providing real-time carbon footprint data for products.
Buying Less, Buying Better: Sustainability and Digital Innovation Become the New Standard
The era of impulse buying and disposable products is giving way to more mindful consumption. Today’s young consumers favor brands that can seamlessly combine digital efficiency with concrete environmental commitment, forcing retailers to rethink their distribution models.
British brand Lush, specialized in fresh, handmade cosmetics, has emerged as one of the most iconic players in retail waste reduction. Renowned for its solid, packaging-free products and initiatives to limit plastic use, the retailer demonstrates that customer experience, innovation, and environmental responsibility can successfully go hand in hand.
This convergence of commercial performance and environmental impact reduction is proving to be a strategic imperative for building long-term loyalty among younger generations.
Ruth Andrade, Environmental Partner at Lush and speaker at NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show Europe, said: ” Packaging is ultimately destined to become waste. At Lush, younger generations are pushing us to look beyond mere reduction—they demand regeneration. The challenge for modern retail is to prove that we can eliminate plastic on a large scale while creating an even more sensory and desirable customer experience, both in-store and online.”
Radical Transparency: Technology Powers a New Era of Traceability
Consumers no longer accept vague claims about sustainability. They want clear, immediate access to information about product origins, manufacturing conditions and environmental impact throughout the entire value chain.
To meet these expectations, retailers are embracing a new generation of responsible technologies. The upcoming introduction of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) is accelerating the adoption of blockchain and advanced product identification technologies. These solutions make it possible to verify every stage of a product’s journey, from sourcing and production through to the point of sale. As a result, scanning a product in-store is becoming an increasingly common way for consumers to access detailed information about a company’s environmental and social performance.
Annabelle Serres, Event Director of NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show Europe, commented: “Helping consumers buy less but buy better requires more technology—but above all, smarter technology. Today, predictive AI and advanced algorithms enable businesses to produce more accurately, reduce waste and source materials more responsibly.”
From Ownership to Access: Circularity Takes Centre Stage
The retail industry is reinventing itself to meet growing expectations regarding environmental and social responsibility.
AS Watsons, one of the leading international health and beauty retailers with a strong presence across Asia and Europe, is deploying numerous initiatives aimed at reducing its environmental footprint. The group is notably investing in the energy efficiency of its stores, reducing operational emissions, and promoting more responsible products to consumers.
Frenkel Tel, Innovation Director and UX Lead at AS WATSON and speaker at NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show Europe, added: “ At AS Watson, we are convinced that the transformation of retail depends as much on innovation as it does on responsibility. Our challenge is to make sustainable choices more accessible for consumers while actively reducing the impact of our operations.”
Meanwhile, NAU! is an eyewear retailer hailing from Italy recognized for its pioneering and sustainable approach to the sector. The brand prioritizes recycled or bio-based materials—notably through its eyewear collections made from salvaged plastic—and designs its glasses with a focus on reducing environmental impact throughout the entire product lifecycle.
Monica Salvestrin Broggi, Co-founder, Product and Marketing Director at NAU! and speaker at NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show Europe, said: “At NAU!, we have proven that eco-design is not a luxury, but an accessible industrial choice. Designing frames from recycled plastic while preserving Italian style and craftsmanship is our way of reinventing eyewear.”
#ASWatson #circularEconomy #climateConcerns #consciousConsumerism #DigitalProductPassport #ecoDesign #GenZShopping #Lush #NAU #NRF2026 #purposeDrivenConsumption #retailInnovation #retailSustainability #retailTrends #RetailSBigShowEurope #sustainableRetail #traceability #youngerConsumers
Excited to share that the paper "Evaluating the Use of LLMs for Documentation to Code Traceability" by Ebube Alor has been accepted to ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM).🎉
🚀 OpenFastTrace IntelliJ Plugin 0.8.0 is out!
This release brings a major UX upgrade: OFT results now integrate directly with IntelliJ's Test Runner UI! 🧩
✅ Visual result tree
✅ Deep inspection of trace links
✅ Direct navigation to source/specs
✅ New dedicated OFT icons
Check out the full blog post for details: https://itsallcode.org/posts/2026/06/10/openfasttrace-intellij-plugin-0-8-0/
#OpenFastTrace #IntelliJ #Traceability #OpenSource #SoftwareEngineering
New release: OpenFastTrace 4.5.0 is out! 🚀
• Added -h/--help CLI options for better usability.
• FXML support in the tag importer.
• Improved importer priority handling and exception messaging.
• Refactored CLI tests for better stability.
• Added AGENTS.md to assist AI/LLM development.
Check out the full details on our blog: http://blog.itsallcode.org/
#OpenFastTrace #OFT #OpenSource #Traceability #SoftwareEngineering
Not sure what to make of announcements about #traceability from #AI companies, and don't trust that they aren't just generating output from the usual random word generators and then retroactively looking for a source to justify the output.
I engaged in a nice chat with a bloke and wrote a blog essay on accountability and AI ethics. Well, not exactly. After an extended chat with several LLMs, I asked ChatGPT to output a summary.
👉 https://open.substack.com/pub/brywillis634737/p/the-computer-cannot-cower
I invoke René Girard, Michel Foucault, and Judith Butler
#artificialintelligence #AIethics #ethicalAI #governance #accountability #blog #podcast #traceability #blame #deterance #liabilit #cya #inflation @ #ritual #performance #chatgpt #consciousness #existential #agency #stakes
Il Tempo: Ue, Fiocchi (FdI): "Tracciabilità e consorzi per proteggere Made in Italy"
Bruxelles, 7 mag. (Adnkronos) - Per proteggere il Made in Italy e la competitività della filiera agroalimentare italiana dalla concorrenza extra-Ue è fondamentale il controllo della filiera ed è importante il ricordo a consorzi. Lo dichiara Pietro Fiocchi, eurodeputato di Fratelli d'Italia (Ecr), a margine del convegno "L'Europa vista dagli italiani: speranze e incertezze sul Made in Europe" organizzato da Italiavanti, progetto editoriale di SocialCom, nel corso del quale si è discusso dei dati, della percezione e delle dinamiche del dibattito digitale e della partecipazione sociale.
"È bellissimo fare un marchio italiano spettacolare, ma se poi compro le pelli dall'India per poi assemblarle in Italia e dico che è un prodotto italiano non è più tanto vero", riflete l'europarlamentare, sottolineando l'importanza della tracciabilità e del controllo lungo l'intera filiera. Sul versante della protezione dalla concorrenza estera Fiocchi evidenzia che il ruolo dei consorzi "è molto importante" perché consentono di fare risparmiare attraverso gli acquisti di massa, proteggere i brand, spendere congiuntamente per valorizzarli, come fatto dalla Toscana con i vini negli Stati Uniti.
"Poi è molto importante che venga fatta una distinzione molto importante su quello che è la filiera", prosegue. "Un caso che salta all'occhio ed è molto importante è il grano canadese", per la cui produzione "si usano due volte e mezzo i fitofarmaci che noi agricoltori italiani non possiamo usare, arriva dopo 7.000 km di trasporto emettendo CO2 in Pianura Padana e costa meno del nostro grano. Ecco, questo non va bene e va ammesso che nella filiera c'è qualcosa che non quadra".
EU, Fiocchi (FdI): "Traceability and consortia to protect Made in Italy"
Brussels, May 7 (Adnkronos) - To protect Made in Italy and the competitiveness of the Italian agro-food supply chain from extra-EU competition, it is essential to control the supply chain and it is important to remember the role of consortia. This is stated by Pietro Fiocchi, European Parliament member for Brothers of Italy (ECR), on the sidelines of the conference "Europe as seen by Italians: hopes and uncertainties about Made in Europe," organized by Italiavanti, a SocialCom publishing project, during which discussions focused on data, perceptions, and dynamics of the digital debate and social participation.
“It’s wonderful to create a spectacular Italian brand, but if I then buy the hides from India to assemble them in Italy and say that it’s an Italian product, it’s no longer so true,” reflects the MEP, emphasizing the importance of traceability and control throughout the entire supply chain. On the issue of protection from foreign competition, Fiocchi highlights that the role of consortia “is very important” because they allow savings through bulk purchases, protect brands, spend jointly to enhance them, as done by Tuscany with wines in the United States.
“Then it’s very important that a very important distinction is made regarding what the supply chain is,” he continues. “A case that catches the eye and is very important is Canadian wheat,” for the production of which “twice and a half the amount of pesticides are used that Italian farmers cannot use, it arrives after 7,000 km of transport emitting CO2 in the Padano Plain, and it costs less than our wheat. Here, this is not right and it must be admitted that there is something that is not working properly in the supply chain.”
#Fiocchi #Traceability #Italy #Brussels #Italian #PietroFiocchi #EuropeanParliament #BrothersofItaly #Europe #Italians #Italiavanti #SocialCom #India #Tuscany #theUnitedStates #Canadian #7,000km #thePadanoPlain
Il Tempo: Ue, Fiocchi (FdI): "Tracciabilità e consorzi per proteggere Made in Italy"
Bruxelles, 7 mag. (Adnkronos) - Per proteggere il Made in Italy e la competitività della filiera agroalimentare italiana dalla concorrenza extra-Ue è fondamentale il controllo della filiera ed è importante il ricordo a consorzi. Lo dichiara Pietro Fiocchi, eurodeputato di Fratelli d'Italia (Ecr), a margine del convegno "L'Europa vista dagli italiani: speranze e incertezze sul Made in Europe" organizzato da Italiavanti, progetto editoriale di SocialCom, nel corso del quale si è discusso dei dati, della percezione e delle dinamiche del dibattito digitale e della partecipazione sociale.
"È bellissimo fare un marchio italiano spettacolare, ma se poi compro le pelli dall'India per poi assemblarle in Italia e dico che è un prodotto italiano non è più tanto vero", riflete l'europarlamentare, sottolineando l'importanza della tracciabilità e del controllo lungo l'intera filiera. Sul versante della protezione dalla concorrenza estera Fiocchi evidenzia che il ruolo dei consorzi "è molto importante" perché consentono di fare risparmiare attraverso gli acquisti di massa, proteggere i brand, spendere congiuntamente per valorizzarli, come fatto dalla Toscana con i vini negli Stati Uniti.
"Poi è molto importante che venga fatta una distinzione molto importante su quello che è la filiera", prosegue. "Un caso che salta all'occhio ed è molto importante è il grano canadese", per la cui produzione "si usano due volte e mezzo i fitofarmaci che noi agricoltori italiani non possiamo usare, arriva dopo 7.000 km di trasporto emettendo CO2 in Pianura Padana e costa meno del nostro grano. Ecco, questo non va bene e va ammesso che nella filiera c'è qualcosa che non quadra".
EU, Fiocchi (FdI): "Traceability and consortia to protect Made in Italy"
Brussels, May 7 (Adnkronos) - To protect Made in Italy and the competitiveness of the Italian agro-food supply chain from extra-EU competition, it is essential to control the supply chain and it is important to recall to consortia. This is stated by Pietro Fiocchi, Member of the European Parliament for Fratelli d'Italia (ECR), on the sidelines of the conference "Europe as seen by Italians: hopes and uncertainties about Made in Europe," organized by Italiavanti, a SocialCom publishing project, during which data, perceptions, and dynamics of the digital debate and social participation were discussed.
“It’s wonderful to create a spectacular Italian brand, but if I then buy the hides from India to assemble them in Italy and say that it’s an Italian product, it’s no longer so true,” reflects the MEP, emphasizing the importance of traceability and control throughout the entire supply chain. On the issue of protection from foreign competition, Fiocchi highlights that the role of consortia “is very important” because they allow savings through bulk purchases, protect brands, spend jointly to enhance them, as done by Tuscany with wines in the United States.
“Then it’s very important that a very important distinction is made regarding what the supply chain is,” he continues. “A case that catches the eye and is very important is Canadian wheat,” for the production of which “twice and a half the amount of pesticides are used that we Italian farmers cannot use, it arrives after 7,000 km of transport emitting CO2 in the Padano Plain and costs less than our wheat. Here, this is not good and it must be admitted that there is something that is not right in the supply chain.”
#Fiocchi #Traceability #Italy #Brussels #Italian #PietroFiocchi #FratellidItalia #Europe #Italians #Italiavanti #SocialCom #India #Tuscany #theUnitedStates #Canadian #7,000km #thePadanoPlain
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