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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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Reflections: Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

Answering the question was the genesis of the network of networks share group. The Story of the Network of Networks Share Group. A share group is a joint initiative between manufacturers and technologists to work together to solve a supply chain problem that does not have a clear answer today. Ethical Sourcing.

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An update on required ‘Conflict’ Metals reporting…

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Crew Group Inc., listed companies that have filed their first audits on whether their products contained any tin, gold, tungsten or tantalum from Africa’s war-torn Congo region. The measure has been under continuous assault from business groups, which consider it too burdensome. A dozen companies including Google Inc.,

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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. This transition from closed and proprietary solutions to open source capabilities will not happen quickly. The Hyperledger project is an Open Source blockchain platform. In addition, the passage and receipt of EDI requires sophisticated IT groups. What do I mean? The reason?

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Trade Rules are Increasingly Environmental, Social and Governance Rules

Logistics Viewpoints

Procurement managers are now asked to address ESG issues in their sourcing and foreign manufacturing operations. Global Deforestation and Forest Degradation In December of 2022, a deforestation-free regulation was passed that was focused on the sourcing of cocoa, coffee, soy, wood, palm oil, rubber, and cattle.

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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. The post Ethical sourcing risks pose challenge to electric vehicle market appeared first on Resilinc.

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Demand for low-carbon metals heats up

Resilinc

“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.