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Name of Resource | A Guide to Traceability: A Practical Approach to Advance Sustainability in Global Supply Chains |
Type | Report |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Organization | Business for Social Responsibility |
Date of publishing | 9 April 2014 |
Description | This guide provides an overview of the importance of traceability for sustainability purposes, outlines the global opportunities and challenges it represents, and summarizes practical steps for implementing traceability programme within companies. Research for this guide revealed that traceability is a tremendously impactful tool for advancing sustainability objectives, but it still has a long way to go before it is an integral part of sustainable supply chain management and used widely by companies. At present, only a very small percentage of commodities are traceable on sustainability attributes. |
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Name of Resource | IRMA Responsible Mining Certification |
Type | Certification/standards assessment |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Organization | Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) |
Date of publishing | 2018 |
Description | The IRMA Standard is targeted at industrial-scale mines. The IRMA Certification goal is to establish a multi-stakeholder and independently verified responsible mining assurance system that improves social and environmental performance. IRMA is a multi-commodity assurance programme for responsible mining that embraces a multi-stakeholder approach for developing credible standards as well as a commitment to independent verification. There are five key sectors with a stake in the environmental and social performance of mining: mining companies; jewellery, electronics and other downstream users of mining products; environmental and human rights non-profits; organizations representing affected communities; and labour. |
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Name of Resource | KnowTheChain |
Type | Traceability/practical tool |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Organization | Humanity United, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Sustainalytics, Verité |
Date of publishing | 2016 |
Description | KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains. KnowTheChain uses benchmarking as a tool to identify and share best practices, and as a way to harness the competitive nature of markets to create a “race to the top” that encourages companies to adopt standards and practices that protect the worker’s well-being. KnowTheChain’s goal is to inform companies’ and investors’ decision-making, and enable companies to operate more transparent and responsible supply chains. |
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