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Human Rights Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Michael Ford , Global Lead on Environment, health and safety (EHS) and Sustainability at Avetta, writes, “The impact of modern slavery being identified within your supply chain should not be underestimated.”[1] ”[2] Those laws provide a framework for identifying and eliminating slavery within corporate supply chains.

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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. So companies now have to prove only that they investigated their supply chains. Plenty of products still contain the four targeted metals from the Congo region.

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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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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. But now, three years later, we’ve finally published a mindmap for sustainable supply chains.

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

Resilinc

As an accomplished Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer, Johnson has served on multiple board committees, including the National Minority Development Council, the International Trade Centre (a joint agency between the World Trade Organization and the United Nations), and the Institute for Supply Management.

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How EV Manufacturers Can Navigate Supply Chain Complexity

Arena Solutions

The global shift from traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to vehicles with electrified powertrains is underway, and it’s creating greater complexity for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their supply chains. DEVELOP THE RIGHT SOURCING STRATEGY. Vertical integration of the supply chain.

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Do Consumers Care About Ethical Sourcing?

Logistics Viewpoints

While the survey included questions around product search, personalization, and overall customer experience management, I was most interested in the supply chain spin. And while consumers are willing to spend more on ethically sourced products, they also feel that companies need to be more transparent in their supply chains.