A report published last week by Provenance summarizes the work and results of our pilot tracking tuna fish caught in Indonesia: the world’s largest tuna-producing country, where seafood industry practices compromise the wellbeing of environments, wildlife and communities. There is a rallying call from customers, governments, NGOs and...
In 2015 we saw the UK Modern Slavery Act passed, President Obama’s Executive Order 13627 come into effect, and the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act marking its five year anniversary. Reports of forced labor in supply chains were widespread with a new, controversial Trafficking...
Typically companies invest primarily in optimizing their supply chains for cost savings and risk reduction while sustainability and social responsibility have not been key considerations in the growth of supply chain management. To add in new key indicator categories will mean retrofitting a core business...
There are many laws in place that could be used to protect workers from abuse and hold exploitative employers responsible for their treatment of workers. However, governments routinely fail to enforce these laws, and workers rarely know their rights, leading to a culture of impunity...
The ability to track and trace products is fundamental to sound supply chain management. Alexis H. Bateman, Director of the Responsible Supply Chain Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics, discusses how technology can help....
KnowTheChain announces a new blog series addressing the intersection of technology and supply chain transparency....