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Still Don’t Know How Many Slaves Are In Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

I asked that question almost three years ago following the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured thousands of others. Based on recent reports, it appears that, three years later, the answer to that question remains the same: We don’t know.

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The Limitations and Evolving Role of On-site Supplier Audits: 4 Reasons They Are Starting to Miss the Target

EcoVadis

Audits are ineffective tools for detecting, reporting , or correcting environmental and labour problems in supply chains.”. We explore these issues including “genericization” of audit content, high costs, audit fraud, and lack of focus on and ineffectiveness on driving improvements.