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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

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The clean energy technology sector achieved considerable growth with China’s low REE prices and advances in manufacturing technology , growth that some associated with low environmental and social sustainability standards. Ali, 2014) making it difficult for monitors to distinguish the impact of a REE from the rest of the ore.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

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And, also served as a wake up call across the manufacturing and other industries, not just the textile and garment segment. More recently, Cadbury’s supply chain in Ghana was found to include children as young as 10 working on cocoa farms while missing school. Many child laborers are not simply working an after school job.