NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2022

of the lithium reserves and a quarter of its copper deposit, much in the Atacama desert – see picture of the flats above); Third, the Congo which has 46% of global cobalt reserves and produces 70% of the world’s output. You guessed it – China – which has nabbed the biggest commercial deposits of cobalt in the Congo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

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. Conflict minerals include tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold.

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Resilinc

MAY 16, 2023

Presently, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the top producer of cobalt—making 71% of the world’s supply. And in 2021, Apple reported that 13% of cobalt shipped in its products came from recycling. Now, the leading use of cobalt is rechargeable battery electrodes. Companies that use cobalt are pushing for changes.

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QAD

JUNE 28, 2022

Or, consider the recent 2021 case where fast fashion maker and retailer, Boohoo , lost over a £1 billion in company value when it was uncovered that suppliers were paying less than minimum wage. In January 2021, the World Economic Forum reported that “eight supply chains account for more than 50 percent of all carbon emissions.”

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Because copper is especially sensitive to global economic expectations, copper prices are currently 30% below the highs they reached in H1 2021 and at their lowest levels since November 2020, according to WSJ. Mining Technology’s Zachary Skidmore lists a broader set of solutions to “alleviate the pressure on the [copper] supply chain.”

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The revised standards also cover a broader range of risk, including AML, KYC, anti-terrorist financing and are compliant with the EU regulations to come into effect by 2021. So far 29, smelters/refiners follow the new standard. Increasing Due Diligence in the Cobalt Supply Chain.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 13, 2021

and other democratic countries, but it’s a growing security concern for leaders from both parties, as highlighted in the Biden Administration June 2021 supply chain report. This situation hasn’t constrained imports to the U.S.

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