Supply Chain Brain
MAY 23, 2018
Because it is not yet licensed, the Merck & Co vaccine has been offered to Congo under a “compassionate use” protocol agreed by national and international health and ethics authorities. The Congo outbreak is a chance to reality-test a vaccine against a disease epidemic that can’t be replicated in controlled environments.
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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Enterra Insights
DECEMBER 7, 2023
” Those obligations include: • Establishing a risk management system and conduct a risk analysis. 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.” Adopting a policy statement on corporate human rights strategy.
EcoVadis
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Companies in the transport sector are the subject of a specific analysis in the Index, with more than 900 companies (including 700 small and medium-sized companies) included in the 2018 sample. For example, in France Stratégie’s analysis paper, “How can we now reduce CO 2 emissions from cars?” 100 against 38.8). against 34.7
NC State SCRC
MAY 11, 2023
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. You guessed it – China – which has nabbed the biggest commercial deposits of cobalt in the Congo. And how will we mine them?
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 13, 2019
For example, over 60% of cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which uses the labor of tens of thousands of children as young as four years old in its mines. [4]. 2018, www.cbsnews.com/news/the-toll-of-the-cobalt-mining-industry-congo/. [5] 2018, www.cbsnews.com/news/the-toll-of-the-cobalt-mining-industry-congo/. [5]
Resilinc
MAY 16, 2023
Presently, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the top producer of cobalt—making 71% of the world’s supply. An analysis of this data from Bereuter Research supports this, showing that 2GW of solar PV modules were likely held by U.S. Now, the leading use of cobalt is rechargeable battery electrodes.
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