EcoVadis

JULY 19, 2019

As corporate responsibility attracts more attention, companies are not only making individual commitments to driving supply chain sustainability improvements — such as BMW ’s recent pledge to stop purchasing Congo cobalt — they’re also working with peers and competitors in their respective industries to accomplish sustainability-related goals.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2017

One dinner participant laughed as he said, “The more efficient we try to make procurement, the more we screw it up!” We will ideate as a group of technologists and manufacturing visionaries during the next Network of Networks Session on April 13-14 at the Grande Lakes Ritz-Carlton Hotel.). What are the possibilities?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

Procurement managers are now asked to address ESG issues in their sourcing and foreign manufacturing operations. Meanwhile, trade compliance managers are tasked with ensuring that the procurement department is following the rules. This article will focus on European Union trade regulations because the EU leads in this area.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sydney Johnson , a seasoned supply chain veteran in automotive and Resilinc board member, shared his thoughts on what automotive procurement professionals need to do to address forced labor: “Forced labor has been a persistent issue in automotive. Every couple of 2-3 years, some big news comes out.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 16, 2022

“Activists are launching sophisticated and effective campaigns with social media and public support,” wrote Bain analysts, citing campaigns by ESG investment advisory firm Glass Lewis , shareholder engagement company Proxinvest , and Australian ESG pressure group Market Forces.

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Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most global cobalt reserves , at around 3.5 Traditionally, companies like Apple haven’t purchased the metal directly from mines, but through brokers like China’s Congo Dong Fang Mining. A cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s followed by Australia, which has 1.2

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Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most global cobalt reserves , at around 3.5 Traditionally, companies like Apple haven’t purchased the metal directly from mines, but through brokers like China’s Congo Dong Fang Mining. A cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s followed by Australia, which has 1.2

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