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Eradicating Slave Labor Starts with a More Transparent Supply Chain

Until recently, most companies simply haven’t been interested in offering deep supply chain transparency. Now, they are beginning to realize the urgent need to do so.

Young girl mining mica in Jharkhand, India. Child labor is widely used in the collection of mica used in cosmetics such as eye shadow. Photo: Michael Duffy, copyright FRDM.

Yellen Concerned About Chinese Export Controls, “Unfair” Economic Practices

Yellen said the U.S. is not looking to completely separate the world’s two biggest economies because that would destabilize the global economy and be “virtually impossible to undertake.”

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Many Human Rights Violations Reportedly Found in Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Between January 2021 and December 2022, 102 allegations of abuse were linked to Chinese companies’ overseas investments in the transition minerals sector

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Ocean Shipping Taking a Slow Approach to Reducing Emissions

The International Maritime Organization's initially unclear target date implies a divide within the ocean shipping sector on net-zero emission goals, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Podcast | Is Blockchain Green Enough for the Supply Chain?

A marketplace for recycled plastic is using blockchain for authenticating material origins. But is the technology sustainable enough for that purpose?

Across the globe, less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled, according to the most recent data from 2018 published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Photo: iStock.com/Yevhen Smyk

Keeping Supply Chains Free From Forced Labor

While it represents an important step toward combating forced labor and protecting human rights, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act has the side effect of increasing day-to-day complexity for importers.

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U.S. Treasury Department Reportedly Urged Hong Kong to Curb Exports to Russia

U.S. officials asked banks and regulators to identify high-tech American items that were being shipped to Russia via Hong Kong, according to sources that spoke with Nikkei Asia.

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UPS Drivers Head Toward Possible Strike as Labor Talks Stall

Weeks of talks between UPS and Teamsters fell apart early on the morning of July 5 after stretching through the July 4 holiday.

Sean O'Brien, during a rally with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 21, 2022. Photo: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg

Aligning Procedures Across the Supply Chain is Critical to Cybersecurity

Most cyber risk comes from third-party relationships.

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China Curbs Exports of Key Computer Chip Materials

The announcement comes just days before a high-stakes trip to Beijing by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

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Dutch to Restrict Chip Equipment Exports Amid U.S. Pressure

The Dutch government said that from September 1, the export of "certain advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment" would have to be authorized.

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JetBlue Joins United in Shifting Blame to FAA for Delays

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit back at the airlines, particularly United, saying the carrier has suffered out-sized impacts while others have recovered.

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