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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

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The concept of ethical sourcing has risen in popularity during the past four years.” . In April 2022, allegations arose claiming children as young as 10 in Ghana , West Africa were harvesting cocoa beans for food industry giant Mondel?z For example, new laws have been or will soon be enacted in the U.S. and across Europe.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

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The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in 2013 serves as an extreme example of the human toll and other costs resulting from a supply chain failure. More recently, Cadbury’s supply chain in Ghana was found to include children as young as 10 working on cocoa farms while missing school.