The Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Fair Food Program covers 7 states & 3 crops with 15 major food retailers. It has virtually eliminated forced labor from Florida's tomato supply chain. #EthicalSupplyChains #FairLabor #SupplyChainIntegrity
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Happy Veterans Day. Thank you to all who have served our country with courage and dedication. #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans
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Happy Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps! Honoring your courage, discipline, and unwavering service. #MarineCorpsBirthday #Marines
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Systemic corruption-embedded in political, social & economic institutions-compromises every worker protection mechanism. Supply chain operations in these regions carry extreme human rights risk. #RiskMitigation #ESGData #HumanRightsDueDiligence
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~2/3 of the world's cobalt comes from the DRC. ~50% is mined by hand. Children as young as 6 risk their lives in toxic dust to mine cobalt for global electronics. Every device has a cost. #EndHumanTrafficking #EthicalSourcing #EthicalSupplyChains
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State Dept's J/TIP office was overruled on 17 country rankings in 2015-Cuba, Vietnam & Malaysia all upgraded despite active trafficking failures. Business cannot rely solely on TIP rankings. #ComplianceAlert #LegalRisk #DueDiligence
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Starbucks cut supply chain costs $500M/year after reorganizing into 4 functions: plan, source, make, deliver. Less than half of store orders were on time before the reform. Complexity kills compliance. #SupplyChainIntegrity #EthicalLeadership #CorporateSocialResponsibility
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Since joining the Fair Food Program, Florida's tomato industry ended wage theft, sexual assault & forced labor-and created market differentiation against Mexico's violence-mired supply chain. #EthicalSourcing #EthicalSupplyChains #SupplyChainTransparency
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Rep. Chris Smith proposed blocking TIP upgrades for countries with state-owned enterprises using forced labor, and requiring transparency in arrest/conviction data before status improvements. #SupplyChainLaw #AntiTrafficking #ComplianceAlert
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Red flags: abnormal wire transfers from multiple branches on same day; payments to unlicensed labor recruiters; frequent vehicle rental payments inconsistent with legitimate business purpose. #RiskMitigation #CounterForcedLabor #SupplyChainIntegrity
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PatientPoint partnered with US Chamber & CFL Technologies to embed CSR at the point of care. Social responsibility obligations extend beyond manufacturers-healthcare is a supply chain too. #CSR #CorporateSocialResponsibility #ResponsibleBusiness
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Partnership for Freedom's 'Rethink Supply Chains' challenge sought tech solutions to identify labor trafficking in global supply chains. Scalable technology is the only viable long-term answer. #SupplyChainAI #CFLTechnologies #AIforGood
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Participating FFP retailers: zero DOL actions, zero EEOC complaints, zero private lawsuits related to employment practices since inception. Ethics = brand protection. This is measurable ROI. #ResponsibleBusiness #CorporateSocialResponsibility #EthicalLeadership
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Palm oil hides under 200+ different names on product labels-from shampoo to cereal. If you can't trace it, you can't claim it's clean. Demand full ingredient transparency from your suppliers. #EthicalSupplyChains #Transparency #CSR
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Of 3,336 companies subject to California's supply chain transparency law, only 334 exceeded minimum disclosure standards. Most companies are doing the bare minimum-or less. #SupplyChainLaw #CorporateCompliance #Transparency
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Happy Birthday to the U.S. Navy! Thank you for your service, courage, and dedication to our country. #NavyBirthday #Navy
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NYT investigation: migrant children working overnight shifts sawing planks in South Dakota, on rooftops in Tennessee, in slaughterhouses across NC, MS and DE. Child labor law violations. #FairLabor #EndHumanTrafficking #HumanRightsAtWork
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Nielsen: most consumers will choose brands that support a cause. Companies exposed for slave labor face backlash that destroys brand equity. Ethics is a bottom-line business imperative. #ESG #CSR #ResponsibleBusiness
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Costco facing a federal lawsuit over alleged animal welfare violations in its chicken supply chain. This raises questions about ethical sourcing and corporate responsibility. What are your thoughts? #AnimalWelfare #CostcoLawsuit
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Malaysia & Indonesia produce ~85% of the world's $65B palm oil supply. Investigations confirm forced labor, debt bondage & children as young as 8 working hazardous plantation jobs. #EthicalSourcing #SupplyChainTransparency #CounterForcedLabor
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