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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

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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 In Bangladesh in July 2021, a fire at a food factory claimed the lives of at least 52 people, some of whom were children. z International, which owns Cadbury.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

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So, how can the supply chain fulfill refugees’ basic requirements for food, water, shelter, and medical assistance? The philanthropic branch of UPS, the UPS Foundation , is working with UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver relief shipments to thousands of refugees in Greece and along the Macedonian border.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

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More recently, Cadbury’s supply chain in Ghana was found to include children as young as 10 working on cocoa farms while missing school. As a friend of mine states often, “Consumers previously just wanted to know if their food is organic. billion tons of CO2. Are You Prepared?