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

RFgen

Learn more about the struggles the coffee supply chain faces. As anyone in supply chain management understands, any product goes through a complex process that is often on a global scale. For many coffee brands, international issues, including violence, are causing problems in the supply chain.

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

RFgen

Learn more about the struggles the coffee supply chain faces. As anyone in supply chain management understands, any product goes through a complex process that is often on a global scale. For many coffee brands, international issues, including violence, are causing problems in the supply chain.

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Reflections: Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2014, while sipping on an early morning coffee, Maddy called to ask me a question. These are three different Supply Chain Operating Networks.) A share group is a joint initiative between manufacturers and technologists to work together to solve a supply chain problem that does not have a clear answer today.

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An update on required ‘Conflict’ Metals reporting…

Operations and Supply Chain Management

By John Kester and Maxwell Murphy June 2, 2014 7:28 p.m. listed companies that have filed their first audits on whether their products contained any tin, gold, tungsten or tantalum from Africa’s war-torn Congo region. So companies now have to prove only that they investigated their supply chains. Crew Group Inc.,

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

Companies are increasingly encouraged or propelled to include human rights, environmental and social considerations within global supply chains. 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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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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How Financial Services Companies Can Manage Sustainability Risks While Driving Progress On UN Sustainable Development Goal 16

EcoVadis

Here’s why: Unveiling Supply Chain Risks. The Financial Services sector is not one many would immediately imagine having significant environmental or social risks within its supply chain. Yet, with its global presence now firmly established, its supply chain impact is considerable. Taking Action.