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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

But nobody is talking about the supply chain for these vehicles, and the capacity required to build them. Converting an entire supply base of automotive suppliers, who are all focused on building of combustion engine-powered vehicles, and moving them all to electric vehicles, will be a superhuman feat.

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Transport Expert Nicolas Meilhan’s Perspective on the EcoVadis 2019 Index Results

EcoVadis

By way of introduction, could you give us an example of the importance of the supply chain in the transport and automotive sectors? In addition, the development of electric cars equipped with high-capacity batteries (50 kWh) could compromise the availability of certain rare materials, such as cobalt, by 2025. against 35.7

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Vlisco takes optimization to the catwalk

DELMIA Quintiq

Today, Vlisco is an undisputed market leader in Benin, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast and the Congo. By optimizing their production planning with Quintiq, delivery performance improved and Vlisco obtained more insight into its production flows and capacity availability. Supply Chain Planning & Optimization'

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Ethical sourcing risks pose challenge to electric vehicle market

Resilinc

As covered in last week’s blog , China’s dominance of supply chains for cobalt—an essential component in lithium-ion battery chemistries—is a growing geopolitical concern for leaders from both parties. GM, for example, has partnered with MP Materials to supply REE from the company’s Mountain Pass rare earth mine in California.

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An update on copper

Resilinc

Growing scrutiny of ESG impacts of mining is strengthening demand for sustainably sourced metals —but IEA worries that “higher-performing supply chains may not be sufficient to meet demand.” Supply gaps might emerge after 2025 … with the expected rise in demand created by the energy transition.”.

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How to Manage Risk and Boost Transparency in the Raw Material Supply Chain

EcoVadis

As conflict minerals continue to find their way into supply chains of major western corporations, businesses need to place more emphasis on due diligence and explore new technologies to increase transparency. Increasing Due Diligence in the Cobalt Supply Chain. So far 29, smelters/refiners follow the new standard.

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Addressing UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Helping Automotive Businesses Tackle Modern Slavery

EcoVadis

Across the industry, automotive manufacturers have implemented a standard set of tools in CSR management systems to reduce the risk of human rights violations, and consequently increase the value added to human capital, within operations and across the supply chain. Though the rule is legally binding for companies based in the U.S.,