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Human Rights Day 2023

Enterra Insights

They want to know you’re not using children going into mines in Congo, or families being thrown into boats to go fishing for shrimp and never see land.” ” IT in the Supply Chain, 5 March 2020. [2] He states, “I think consumers have done their bit and continue to do so. But what they want they can’t have right now.

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

What will happen to those manufacturers that can’t or won’t convert? The international Energy Agency predicts that wind and solar could account for 70% of power generation by 2050, up from 9% in 2020, if the world seeks to become carbon neutral by 2050. They go out of business? The same question comes up for clean energy.

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Chief Green

Supply Chain Movement

Since then, evidence has emerged of other huge fires in Africa’s Congo Basin forest, Siberia and Indonesia. Ray Andersen, CEO of the US carpet tile manufacturer Interface, announced his Mission Zero commitment for 2020 back in 1994.

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Trade Rules are Increasingly Environmental, Social and Governance Rules

Logistics Viewpoints

Procurement managers are now asked to address ESG issues in their sourcing and foreign manufacturing operations. The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has a history of conflict, where various armies, rebel groups, and outside actors have profited from mining while contributing to violence and exploitation.

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Do Consumers Care About Ethical Sourcing?

Logistics Viewpoints

The root cause of this initiative was the 1998 World Cup where it was revealed that child laborers in India were manufacturing the soccer balls. I remember reading that in May of 2020 alone, online shopping surpassed the entire holiday season for 2019. The Covid pandemic changed everything when it came to shopping.

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Big Tech and Auto Battle for the World’s Cobalt Resources

Elementum

It’s expected that market demand for the metal will increase to more than 120,000 tonnes per year by 2020 — 60% of which will account for battery production alone. The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most global cobalt reserves , at around 3.5 A cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. million metric tons.

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4 Crucial Commodities to Watch in 2023

Resilinc

Presently, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the top producer of cobalt—making 71% of the world’s supply. Over 90% of solar panels include “solar wafers” which are made of polysilicon—97% of which are manufactured in China. In July 2020, PFOA (a different kind of PFAS) was banned under the Stockholm Convention.

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