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Human Rights Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Michael Ford , Global Lead on Environment, health and safety (EHS) and Sustainability at Avetta, writes, “The impact of modern slavery being identified within your supply chain should not be underestimated.”[1] ”[2] Those laws provide a framework for identifying and eliminating slavery within corporate supply chains.

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Trade Rules are Increasingly Environmental, Social and Governance Rules

Logistics Viewpoints

United Cocao Faces Deforestation Claims There are important changes in trade regulation occurring that supply chain professionals need to be aware of. End-to-end means that this monitoring extends beyond a company’s immediate suppliers to include a supplier’s supplier, and that supplier’s supplier, and on up through the supply chain.

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

NC State SCRC

However, the general public typically doesn’t understand how supply chains work, and many don’t even know how their box of cereal ends up on their grocery store shelf. 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.

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UFLPA Compliance: How One Volkswagen Part Led to Thousands of Impounded Luxury Cars

Resilinc

Uncover the importance of UFLPA compliance in your supply chain by understanding why thousands of Volkswagen vehicles have been impounded at U.S. How did one small part cause such a huge supply chain disruption for Volkswagen? Read more in our blog: Forced Labor in the Automotive Supply Chain: What Car Companies Can Do.

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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. Supply chains for cobalt, copper, nickel, lithium, graphite, manganese, and rare earth elements are particularly concerning. But market demand for green and low-carbon metals is not going away.

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Recap: State of the Supply Chain in 2022, Live Chat with Tom Linton

Resilinc

Readers of Resilinc’s blog will likely be familiar with Tom Linton, the supply chain veteran, senior McKinsey advisor, member of Resilinc’s executive advisory board, and author (whose most recent book Flow: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive with co-author Rob Handfield is now available).

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Regulations to Prevent Modern Slavery in Supply Chains 

Exiger Perspectives

Modern slavery in supply chains refers to the exploitation and forced labor practices that occur within global networks. Governments are taking initiatives to make organizations accountable for all activities in their supply chains that might involve modern slavery. The enactment of these recommendations is still pending.