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Building Resilient Supply Chains is Hard — but Essential

Enterra Insights

It’s like investing in an insurance policy: you don’t want to pay for more insurance than you need but you don’t want to be underinsured either. He suggests using a bit of common sense. He explains, “We advise clients to focus on investments that will give the best resilience returns, given their risk profile.

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Tectonic Shift: From Audits/Compliance to Due-diligence & Collaboration: Recap of the Forum on UK Modern Slavery

EcoVadis

140 procurement execs, human rights experts, analysts, NGO leaders gathered in London on May 4 last week to exchange on practices and discuss the potential impact, pitfalls and response strategies to UK Modern Slavery Act. The practice of extracting ‘recruitment fees’ from worker fees has become the “original sin”.

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Ford Motor Moves Deeper Into Supply Network Vertical Integration

Supply Chain Matters

based Albemarle providing upwards of 100,000 metric tons of battery grade lithium hydroxide to supply 3 million Ford EV batteries starting in 2026. Farley additionally indicated that this auto maker is “ pretty much done ” in locking mining and processing capacity needed to support upwards of 2 million EV vehicle production needs by 2026.

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TSMC Ups its Investment in U.S. Based Semiconductor Fab Production

Supply Chain Matters

By the time this second facility is scheduled to open in 2026, the chip technology will have been subsumed by newer technology. This is indeed added ongoing evidence of the likely regionalization of semiconductor, high tech and electronics supply networks, under the broad umbrella of industrial policy and national security.

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

Provenance

Provenance has partnered with the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis Agency (Growth Analysis) , to explore how blockchain technology can help to valorise sustainable practices in the Rare Earth Elements mining sector. To do this we ask, what policy interventions types could Sweden leverage to promote a transparent REE system?

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eCommerce Business Explained: How To Sell Products Online

Unleashed

And it’s making strides: experts estimate that global eCommerce sales will reach $8 trillion (USD) by 2026. eCommerce businesses must address this with robust return policies, often coupled with free shipping. An eCommerce business should have all the necessary policy documents in place before launching.

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EPA, White House in Talks to Push BEV Targets Back

QAD

In the evolving landscape of automotive regulation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is at a crossroads, with significant speculation about adjusting its vehicle emission targets for 2026 and beyond. By 2032, the target intensifies to 82 grams per mile (equivalent to 108 mpg), underpinning a bold vision for a 67% BEV market share.