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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

In April 2022, allegations arose claiming children as young as 10 in Ghana , West Africa were harvesting cocoa beans for food industry giant Mondel?z In April 2021, food giant Hershey Food announced its “ No Deforestation Policy ” to end deforestation across its supply chain by 2030. Recent High Profile Cases.

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What does Corporate Social Responsibility Really Mean?

Logistics Bureau

CSR, he says, is the “responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment that is consistent with sustainable development and the welfare of society.”. Delivering access to education to children in Ghana. Providing lunch meals to children in the Philippines.

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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. The success of sustainability pursuits rests in part, on the sector’s ability to valorise sustainability practices.