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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.” 2] Rosemarie Lally, “ How to Identify Forced Labor in Supply Chains ,” SHRM, 19 December 2022. [3] But what they want they can’t have right now.

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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. Global Deforestation and Forest Degradation In December of 2022, a deforestation-free regulation was passed that was focused on the sourcing of cocoa, coffee, soy, wood, palm oil, rubber, and cattle.

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Shining a Light on the EV Supply Chain: A Poor Environmental and Human Rights Record

NC State SCRC

As of October 2022, there were 1.7 Cobalt: The Democratic Republic of Congo has 46% of global cobalt reserves and produces 70% of the world’s output. Congo is an autocracy, which means that the government controls most of the industry. and China, where some of the world’s biggest manufacturers of electric vehicles are located.

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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. Since UFLPA was signed into law in July 2022, nearly half of all shipments held by U.S.

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

Elementum

The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most global cobalt reserves , at around 3.5 Traditionally, companies like Apple haven’t purchased the metal directly from mines, but through brokers like China’s Congo Dong Fang Mining. A cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s followed by Australia, which has 1.2

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Demand for low-carbon metals heats up

Resilinc

Nornickel also committed to using carbon offsets to produce at least 8,000 mt of zero-carbon nickel in 2022. Its green Class 1 nickel fetched a 4% premium on LME prices in November because it boasted an 8 mt/CO2 per mt carbon footprint versus an industry average of 13 mt/CO2 per mt, according to S&P Global.

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

Elementum

The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most global cobalt reserves , at around 3.5 Traditionally, companies like Apple haven’t purchased the metal directly from mines, but through brokers like China’s Congo Dong Fang Mining. A cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s followed by Australia, which has 1.2