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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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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. There are new investments underway—many of them underwritten by the automotive industry.

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

QAD

The automotive industry is undergoing a massive technological transformation toward vehicle electrification and the shift presents huge opportunities for manufacturers that do business in the US, especially since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. The global automotive industry plans to invest $1.2

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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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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Trends for high-tech industry. The high-tech industry are currently facing a tsunami of external trends. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Cook Islands. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. Czech Republic. Dominican Republic.

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7 Use Cases for Hyperledger in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Instead, I question the status quo, paint some possible use cases, and prod the industry to consider a different path. Started in December 2015 by the Linux Foundation, it enables blockchain-based distributed ledgers. It lacks the system of reference of division/company or company/industry. Use Cases for Hyperledger.