All Things Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

With the recent technological advancements of the 21st century, cobalt has become a key ingredient of the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries. Used in electric vehicles (EV) it gives them the…

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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.” He states, “I think consumers have done their bit and continue to do so. But what they want they can’t have right now. And that is transparent supply chains.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The illicit-mineral trade has long fueled eastern Congo’s conflicts, which began nearly three decades ago.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2017

This could help in food track and trace, the management of gray market goods to eliminate counterfeit items, and the assurance of origin for tracking social responsibility goals for fair labor, Congo metals, etc. This will enable compliance and could streamline recalls. Safe and Secure Supply Chains. Improving Social Responsibility Goals.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JUNE 3, 2014

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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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

This puts Europe at risk of becoming strongly dependent on those countries that control its supply: the Republic of Congo (50 percent of world extraction) and China, which already controls 80 percent of refining for battery applications. .

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EcoVadis

JULY 19, 2019

As corporate responsibility attracts more attention, companies are not only making individual commitments to driving supply chain sustainability improvements — such as BMW ’s recent pledge to stop purchasing Congo cobalt — they’re also working with peers and competitors in their respective industries to accomplish sustainability-related goals.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Cobalt is an important ingredient in lithium-ion batteries, is mainly extracted in Congo, which last year produced more than two-thirds of the world’s cobalt.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Congo Metals. Knowledge of origin and handling is essential to improving CSR initiatives. Fair Labor. Focus is on sensing labor input from second and third supplier operations to understand the impacts of fair labor. Ethical Sourcing. Use of Slave Labor. These are all issues in ethical sourcing initiatives.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Since then, evidence has emerged of other huge fires in Africa’s Congo Basin forest, Siberia and Indonesia. The record number of forest fires in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil recently caused a huge public outcry.

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SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

What can be problematic about sourcing raw materials from the Congo? Why is packaging being done in Eastern Europe or Mexico and not in China; and why not in Northern Europe or Canada, where the consumers are located? What modes of transport should be used? How long does it take to move a container from Hong Kong to Hamburg?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has a history of conflict, where various armies, rebel groups, and outside actors have profited from mining while contributing to violence and exploitation. Conflict minerals include tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

But, in 2019, the Trump Administration stopped imports of clothing, gold, diamonds, and other items believed to have been produced with forced labor by companies based in Brazil, China, and Malaysia, as well as some gold mined in eastern Congo and diamonds from a region in Zimbabwe.

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Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

” This intelligence is crucial in uncovering the origins of tantalum from areas with significant child labor concerns , like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazil. As Daniels notes, “We can pinpoint not just where it’s coming from, but which industries are affected, what are the core products.”

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SCM Research

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Herein, the authors focus their discussion on ten selected economies: Algeria, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania. In a new pwc report, Africa Gearing Up , future prospects in Africa for logistics and supply chain management are described.

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Arena Solutions

MAY 3, 2022

The mining of these metals is concentrated in China, South Africa, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A key component of the EV is its battery, which requires raw materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt. Once the raw materials are sourced, the final batteries are assembled primarily in Asia.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Outside of UFLPA, cobalt—a leading component in electric vehicle batteries—is also tied to forced labor in The Democratic Republic of Congo. Electronic components, polysilicon, metals, and other automotive parts have a high risk of sub-tier ties to forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region, as seen by the latest UFLPA Dashboard statistics.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 13, 2019

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] Bloomberg NEF, 2018, about.bnef.com/electric-vehicle-outlook/#toc-download. [3]

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SCM Research

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In the first Fairphone that will be released in December 2013, conflict-free tin and tantalum from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been integrated in the manufacturing of the phone, but that’s only a first step. To do so, we are searching for solutions by engaging in partnerships to come with alternatives to current models.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2024

A booming market for critical minerals including copper from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo are helping drive the need for greater logistics capacity.

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Resilinc

JUNE 21, 2022

Minerals and metals will still be mined, but in countries with far fewer environmental protections such as Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and China,” wrote the WSJ editorial board. The next time a politician bemoans America’s supply-chain vulnerability, ask which specific mining project he supports.”.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which supplies most of China’s and the world’s cobalt raw materials, is also the focus of intense scrutiny over child labor in cobalt mining, according to the Wilson Center.

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Arena Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Tanzania). Conflict Minerals: Both the European Union and the United States require manufacturers, suppliers, and importers to conduct due diligence and ensure that certain minerals are ethically sourced from around the world to produce products.

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QAD

JUNE 28, 2022

Unfortunately, most cobalt comes from mines located in the Democratic Republic of Congo where a lack of laws introduces the potential for worker exploitation and requires further supply chain traceability and visibility.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 16, 2022

This is due to their importance for manufacturing advanced batteries, electric vehicles, wind turbines and other green technology, and because of the extent to which China, Russia, and countries with poor ESG regulations—like the Democratic Republic of Congo, the largest source of cobalt—dominate mining and production of these materials.

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Resilinc

MAY 16, 2023

Presently, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the top producer of cobalt—making 71% of the world’s supply. Now, the leading use of cobalt is rechargeable battery electrodes. Due to electric vehicle (EV) production, demand for cobalt is expected to increase 293% by 2025.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Minerals and metals will still be mined, but in countries with far fewer environmental protections such as Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and China,” wrote the WSJ editorial board. Mining Technology’s Zachary Skidmore lists a broader set of solutions to “alleviate the pressure on the [copper] supply chain.”

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SCM Research

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the largest producer of cobalt. Cobalt has become a key commodity for battery-powered vehicles and other electronic products.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 23, 2016

Media outlets are abuzz following a joint investigation report released by Amnesty International and African Resource Watch (Afrewatch) on January 18th titled “ This is What We Die For: Human Rights Abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo Power the Global Trade in Cobalt ”.

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Sourcemap

APRIL 25, 2018

According to Amnesty International , the lack of accountability has led to insidious mining conditions, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which produces 60 percent of the world’s cobalt. Nearly 150,000 people work in “artisanal” mines plagued with collapsing shafts and harsh work environments.

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APICS

MARCH 4, 2016

These minerals often are considered conflict minerals because rebel groups and factions of the Congolese Army in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) benefit from illegally trafficking these materials. Finally, some good news about tin, tungsten, and tantalum.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 30, 2013

The first deadline regarding last year’s SEC Conflict Minerals Rule is fast-approaching on January 31 – and companies are scrambling to report what conflict minerals – gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and surrounding countries – have entered their supply chains since the start of 2013.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

A report by Amnesty International describes unsafe working conditions, exposure to health risks and child labor at artisanal cobalt mining operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is hard to imagine what people living and working there must endure. For supply chain, this calls for action.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 7, 2018

With around 50 percent of the world’s reserves held by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cobalt, commonly used in automotive and electronic products, requires particular attention. So far 29, smelters/refiners follow the new standard. Increasing Due Diligence in the Cobalt Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Are workers’ rights in the mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo being sacrificed to the world’s hunger for cobalt?

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EcoVadis

AUGUST 23, 2012

The purpose of the Conflict Mineral rules is to put an end to the extremely violent conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been partially financed by the exploitation and trade of conflict minerals originating in the region. according to parameters such as their activities, size, use of recycled materials.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, passed by the United States Congress, is a key piece of legislation with the objective of dissociating the link between the sourcing of 3TGs by industries and the funding of modern slavery mines of conflict minerals, specifically in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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