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Human Rights Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Conservative estimates range as high as 40 million people around the globe still being held as slaves or forced laborers — many whom make the products we use and grow the food we eat. 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.”

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7 Use Cases for Hyperledger in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

I believe we need to move to Open Source tech. After publishing a series of reports on visibility, I facilitated a dinner between two major manufacturers. One dinner participant laughed as he said, “The more efficient we try to make procurement, the more we screw it up!” What do I mean? Let me explain. The reason?

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

And, also served as a wake up call across the manufacturing and other industries, not just the textile and garment segment. As a friend of mine states often, “Consumers previously just wanted to know if their food is organic. This places food waste as the world’s third-biggest carbon emitter behind China and the United States.

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4 Crucial Commodities to Watch in 2023

Resilinc

Presently, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the top producer of cobalt—making 71% of the world’s supply. Some sources predict future lithium shortages due to the large quantities of water required for lithium production, which is taxing for areas like South America and Australia that are prone to drought.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 14-18, 2019)

Talking Logistics

This week, for example, Elemica (a Talking Logistics sponsor) announced “the completion of a successful blockchain pilot project between leading global chemical manufacturers as part of an innovation initiative testing new technologies that will redefine B2B processes and support digital transformation.” What do you think?