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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

.” The Case for Coffee in the Congo. The Starbucks Corporation is another company with supply chain stakeholders in a war-town location: Congo. According to a company press release, Starbucks purchased its first crop in the Republic of Congo in 2014 and has helped many local farmers since then.

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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

.” The Case for Coffee in the Congo. The Starbucks Corporation is another company with supply chain stakeholders in a war-town location: Congo. According to a company press release, Starbucks purchased its first crop in the Republic of Congo in 2014 and has helped many local farmers since then.

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Human Rights Day 2023

Enterra Insights

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.” building due diligence data sets). He states, “I think consumers have done their bit and continue to do so. But what they want they can’t have right now. ERPs, CRMs).

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Reflections: Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

However, the definitions of data, process and onboarding are very different in each network. Congo Metals. Improving data flow to contract manufacturers improves cycles to get products to market. The processes of VMI, data sharing and CPFR are insufficient. Get clear on data definitions and process requirements.

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An update on required ‘Conflict’ Metals reporting…

Operations and Supply Chain Management

listed companies that have filed their first audits on whether their products contained any tin, gold, tungsten or tantalum from Africa’s war-torn Congo region. Because it is the first time anybody has ever done this, there is a question about the quality of the data.” The admissions were among reports by nearly 1,300 U.S.-listed

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

EcoVadis

This puts Europe at risk of becoming strongly dependent on those countries that control its supply: the Republic of Congo (50 percent of world extraction) and China, which already controls 80 percent of refining for battery applications. . I wasn’t familiar with EcoVadis, so this data is new for me. Profile Nicolas M.:

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7 Use Cases for Hyperledger in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

At the hand-off points, data does not flow. The flow stops data translation and visibility in the network. This could help in food track and trace, the management of gray market goods to eliminate counterfeit items, and the assurance of origin for tracking social responsibility goals for fair labor, Congo metals, etc.