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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.” 2] Rosemarie Lally, “ How to Identify Forced Labor in Supply Chains ,” SHRM, 19 December 2022. [3] But what they want they can’t have right now.

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Reflections: Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

” The answer of how to build B2B interoperability is not so easy. If you care about any of the initiatives listed below, you must realize that solving the problem requires cracking the code of how to automate and run a multi-tier network on both the demand and supply side of enterprise processes. Congo Metals. Fair Labor.

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7 Use Cases for Hyperledger in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

We laughed at the mess we are in, and drew options on napkins on how to unstick the supply chain. This could help in food track and trace, the management of gray market goods to eliminate counterfeit items, and the assurance of origin for tracking social responsibility goals for fair labor, Congo metals, etc.

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How to Manage Risk and Boost Transparency in the Raw Material Supply Chain

EcoVadis

With around 50 percent of the world’s reserves held by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cobalt, commonly used in automotive and electronic products, requires particular attention. So far 29, smelters/refiners follow the new standard. Increasing Due Diligence in the Cobalt Supply Chain.

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Q&A with Sidney Johnson: Veteran Supply Chain Practitioner and Resilinc Advisory Board Member

Resilinc

But one of the biggest things we needed was outside help understanding how to put these things into place to execute our strategy—and that’s when I met Bindiya. How do you think UFLPA will impact automakers? It reminds me of 5 or 6 years ago when we went through something similar with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo).

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Common Problems in Supply Chain Management Processes and How Mobile Data Collection Software Can Solve Them

RFgen

Just last year, Amnesty International, a non-profit leader in human rights, found that Sony, Microsoft, Samsung and Apple used cobalt in their products, which were mined from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than ever before, employees are under pressure to adapt quickly to always-changing business environments.

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Common Problems in Supply Chain Management Processes and How Mobile Data Collection Software Can Solve Them

RFgen

Just last year, Amnesty International, a non-profit leader in human rights, found that Sony, Microsoft, Samsung and Apple used cobalt in their products, which were mined from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than ever before, employees are under pressure to adapt quickly to always-changing business environments.