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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

.” The Case for Coffee in the Congo. The Starbucks Corporation is another company with supply chain stakeholders in a war-town location: Congo. According to a company press release, Starbucks purchased its first crop in the Republic of Congo in 2014 and has helped many local farmers since then.

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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

.” The Case for Coffee in the Congo. The Starbucks Corporation is another company with supply chain stakeholders in a war-town location: Congo. According to a company press release, Starbucks purchased its first crop in the Republic of Congo in 2014 and has helped many local farmers since then.

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A Moral Revision of Electronic Supply Chains (Guest Post by Bas van Abel, Fairphone)

SCM Research

In the first Fairphone that will be released in December 2013, conflict-free tin and tantalum from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been integrated in the manufacturing of the phone, but that’s only a first step. To do so, we are searching for solutions by engaging in partnerships to come with alternatives to current models.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in 2013 serves as an extreme example of the human toll and other costs resulting from a supply chain failure. Supply chains are increasingly complex and rely on numerous partners, making it difficult to control the impact supply chains have on people and the environment.

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Three Steps for Conflict Mineral Compliance

Supply Chain Network

The first deadline regarding last year’s SEC Conflict Minerals Rule is fast-approaching on January 31 – and companies are scrambling to report what conflict minerals – gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and surrounding countries – have entered their supply chains since the start of 2013.

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S.E.C. Approval of Conflict Minerals Rules: a landmark in supply chain disclosure requirements

EcoVadis

The purpose of the Conflict Mineral rules is to put an end to the extremely violent conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been partially financed by the exploitation and trade of conflict minerals originating in the region. according to parameters such as their activities, size, use of recycled materials.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Strangely enough, though, the order accuracy improvement has taken place at a lower level (from 60% to 66%) in 2015, whereas it improved from 67% to 72% in 2013. Cape Verde.