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Country Risk Scores Mapped and Explained

EcoVadis

These quantitative scores come from a number of international indexes identified by EcoVadis as reliable metrics that cover relevant sustainability topics around the world. RSF calculates each country’s Freedom of the Press score based on two sources: 1) quantitative research 2) journalist survey responses. to be high risk.

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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. Sourcing of supply not only in North America demand and supply, but also in other countries provides elements of such a strategy. These agreements include U.S.

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4 Crucial Commodities to Watch in 2023

Resilinc

This means in order to meet the growing demand, lithium production must increase from 737,000 metric tons to more than 3 million tons by 2030 ( Washington Post ). Other sources note that there are ample lithium resources; an estimated 8 million tonnes in the world—and that lithium mining practices are becoming increasingly advanced.

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Copper in flux

Resilinc

The volatility of the last few months was tracked in real time by subscribers to Resilinc’s CommodityWatch AI as the service alerted customers to protests in Peru, droughts in Chile, M&As in the mining industry and other disruptions—as well as the larger economic factors mentioned by Davidson. dependent on foreign sources.