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In Congo Outbreak, Ebola Vaccine Faces Cold-Chain Reality Tests

Supply Chain Brain

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.

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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.” He states, “I think consumers have done their bit and continue to do so. But what they want they can’t have right now. And that is transparent supply chains.

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7 Use Cases for Hyperledger in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Started in December 2015 by the Linux Foundation, it enables blockchain-based distributed ledgers. 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.

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Ethical sourcing risks pose challenge to electric vehicle market

Resilinc

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which supplies most of China’s and the world’s cobalt raw materials, is also the focus of intense scrutiny over child labor in cobalt mining, according to the Wilson Center.

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An update on copper

Resilinc

Since the discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831 and the development of the first dynamos for electricity generation in the 1870s, copper has been the preferred electrical conductor for electric power generation and distribution, telecom, and electrical equipment.

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How Streamlining Environmental Compliance Drives Sustainable Product Development

Arena Solutions

Companies that manufacture, distribute, or import more than one ton of hazardous substances per year must register them with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Tanzania). Conflict minerals are natural resources that are extracted from areas impacted by armed conflict (e.g.,

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How the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV Tax Credit Will Reshape Supply Chains

QAD

The New Clean Vehicle Credit will be the most significant for the automotive industry because it will influence how new EV components and batteries are manufactured and distributed in the US. Chile, Argentina, Indonesia, Australia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are also major markets for critical mineral extraction.