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How Streamlining Environmental Compliance Drives Sustainable Product Development

Arena Solutions

From electric vehicles and portable off-grid battery systems to smart solar trackers and air quality monitoring solutions —sustainable technologies are leading the way in innovation. SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR TODAY’S MANUFACTURER? Environmental Compliance: An Important Piece of the Sustainability Puzzle.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

Consumers now demand transparency about the way a business operates and how the organization is contributing to a more sustainable future. As a friend of mine states often, “Consumers previously just wanted to know if their food is organic. Where do supply chain ethics and sustainability rank on your organization’s priority list?

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Shining a Light on the EV Supply Chain: A Poor Environmental and Human Rights Record

NC State SCRC

S&P Global Mobility forecasts electric vehicle sales in the United States could reach 40 percent of total passenger car sales by 2030 , and more optimistic projections foresee electric vehicle sales surpassing 50 percent by 2030. Congo is an autocracy, which means that the government controls most of the industry.

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Addressing UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Helping Automotive Businesses Tackle Modern Slavery

EcoVadis

The United Nation’s eighth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 8) aims to close this gap and “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.” Sustainable Internal Practices. The automotive industry relies on both intellectual and physical labor.

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The (Potential) Value of Labeling in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

For example, over 60% of cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which uses the labor of tens of thousands of children as young as four years old in its mines. [4]. 2018, www.cbsnews.com/news/the-toll-of-the-cobalt-mining-industry-congo/. [5] 2018, www.cbsnews.com/news/the-toll-of-the-cobalt-mining-industry-congo/. [5]

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An update on copper

Resilinc

Growing scrutiny of ESG impacts of mining is strengthening demand for sustainably sourced metals —but IEA worries that “higher-performing supply chains may not be sufficient to meet demand.” Declining ore quality from Chile, the top producing country, will lead to higher energy usage and costs for processing, according to IEA.

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Pressure Mounting in EU Regarding Sustainable Supply Chains

EcoVadis

Following the resolution which was adopted in November on CSR in International Trade , the EU has released a new study in Sustainable Supply Chains: Responsible Supply Chain Management : Potential success factors and challenges for addressing prevailing human rights and other CSR issues in Supply Chains of EU-based companies.