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Human Rights Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Adopting a policy statement on corporate human rights strategy. 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.” ” Those obligations include: • Establishing a risk management system and conduct a risk analysis.

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An update on required ‘Conflict’ Metals reporting…

Operations and Supply Chain Management

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. Plenty of products still contain the four targeted metals from the Congo region. The admissions were among reports by nearly 1,300 U.S.-listed and LG Display Co.,

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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.

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Chief Green

Supply Chain Movement

Since then, evidence has emerged of other huge fires in Africa’s Congo Basin forest, Siberia and Indonesia. But truly embracing sustainability as part of your strategy calls for leadership with a long-term vision. The record number of forest fires in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil recently caused a huge public outcry.

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Do Consumers Care About Ethical Sourcing?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a separate question, survey respondents were asked whether they prioritized buying from companies that made it clear they have ethical sourcing strategies in place before Covid. While 78 percent of respondents were a net yes, only 25 percent indicated they always prioritized ethical sourcing.

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How EV Manufacturers Can Navigate Supply Chain Complexity

Arena Solutions

DEVELOP THE RIGHT SOURCING STRATEGY. The mining of these metals is concentrated in China, South Africa, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). To overcome these challenges and ramp up production, manufacturers must develop the right sourcing strategy for batteries, semiconductors, and other high-risk components.

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

Resilinc

Having lived, worked, managed, and led global teams for 13 years, I saw what building a strategy from the ground up looked like. What did you learn from building that strategy with your team? My team and I put together a strategy for what we ultimately wanted our supply chain risk management program to look like.