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

RFgen

Learn more about the struggles the coffee supply chain faces. As anyone in supply chain management understands, any product goes through a complex process that is often on a global scale. For many coffee brands, international issues, including violence, are causing problems in the supply chain.

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

RFgen

Learn more about the struggles the coffee supply chain faces. As anyone in supply chain management understands, any product goes through a complex process that is often on a global scale. For many coffee brands, international issues, including violence, are causing problems in the supply chain.

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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. ”[2] Those laws provide a framework for identifying and eliminating slavery within corporate supply chains. .”[2]

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Multiplying Impact: Collaboration on Sustainability Powers Business Performance

EcoVadis

And with environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) indicators now considered material financial risk , investors and business partners want to see proactive sustainability strategies from organizations — especially within the supply chain. Reaching sustainable maturity: Benefits of industry collaboration.

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7 Use Cases for Hyperledger in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

I think defining the future of Supply Chain technology means that we, as supply chain leaders, need to take a hard left. Today’s supply chains use closed and proprietary technologies. There are dark holes in the supply chain which I believe will not be closed with the current approaches.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

Companies are increasingly encouraged or propelled to include human rights, environmental and social considerations within global supply chains. Supply chains are increasingly complex and rely on numerous partners, making it difficult to control the impact supply chains have on people and the environment.

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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. According to Siddharth Kara , a researcher of modern-day slavery, “Industrial mines, almost all of them, have artisanal miners working, digging in and around them, feeding cobalt into the formal supply chain.”

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