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Introducing circular data
Introducing circular data
Data is created everywhere at every moment by every person and organisation on this planet. In 2021, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data were…
Firuza Nahmadova
Nov 17, 2022
Linking peacebuilding outcomes and due diligence reporting by the private sector
Linking peacebuilding outcomes and due diligence reporting by the p...
Ensuring the sustainability of international development intervention through private sector incentives
Ben Clair
Jun 21, 2021
ARM and BetterChain collaborate towards ASM data digitisation and a common reporting framework
ARM and BetterChain collaborate towards ASM data digitisation and a...
Building an information management system for artisanal and small-scale miners and program implementers…
Team
Jun 11, 2021
Mineral supply chain due diligence in Ivory Coast
Mineral supply chain due diligence in Ivory Coast
BetterChain and Firering Strategic Minerals Plc will collaborate towards managing risk and measuring the impact of mining in Ivory Coast
Team
Jun 9, 2021
Stories from the field: “DataStake enables investors to make informed decisions”.
Stories from the field: “DataStake enables investors to make inform...
In March, several members of the Better Chain team visited Bunia, in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to conduct…
Matthew Wojcik
Apr 30, 2021
Sitting on a gold mine of information: modern slavery in artisanal mining
Sitting on a gold mine of information: modern slavery in artisanal ...
“Out of sight, out of mind”, as the saying goes. This has perhaps never been truer than in the case of modern slavery, with still millions…
Matthew Wojcik
Jan 11, 2021
Mitigating “garbage in” risk
Mitigating “garbage in” risk
Traceability systems do not solve the information quality challenge at provenance.
Ben Clair
Jan 7, 2021
The case for distributed risk assessment
The case for distributed risk assessment
Information held by always-present individuals and organisations is more valuable than your auditor’s findings.
Ben Clair
Nov 26, 2020
A digitised, comprehensive, and due diligent marketplace for artisanal mine workers
A digitised, comprehensive, and due diligent marketplace for artisa...
To curb the spread of COVID-19, governments and the private sector across Africa are incentivising citizens to make the switch from cash…
Matthew Wojcik
Sep 2, 2020
Update to the CADD Reporting Framework
Update to the CADD Reporting Framework
A brief introduction of the revised structure for due diligence reporting by upstream mineral supply chain stakeholders
Ben Clair
Mar 24, 2020
Local reporting incentives
Local reporting incentives
How to stimulate structured information reporting by non participating stakeholders of the mineral supply chain?
Team
Mar 23, 2020
Mitigating the risk of future unintended consequences
Mitigating the risk of future unintended consequences
Implementing transformative innovation requires early-stage feedback from all involved stakeholders, specifically those that are never…
Team
Jul 2, 2019
Mineral supply chain due diligence at scale
Mineral supply chain due diligence at scale
Empowering stakeholders in resource-rich countries to demonstrate compliance with international responsible sourcing expectations
Ben Clair
Jun 3, 2019
Consolidated Autonomous Due Diligence (CADD)
Consolidated Autonomous Due Diligence (CADD)
An open-source framework for artisanal mining communities to access international conflict-free markets
Ben Clair
Jun 3, 2019
Will blockchain fix the mineral supply chain? Share your opinion
Will blockchain fix the mineral supply chain? Share your opinion
We invite you to participate in a consultation on the use of blockchain technology in the mineral supply chain due diligence context.
Team
Feb 13, 2019
The SustainBlock project
The SustainBlock project
A BetterChain Framework implementation
Ben Clair
Feb 12, 2019
The supply chain due diligence dilemma
The supply chain due diligence dilemma
A story of unintended consequences
Ben Clair
Feb 11, 2019
The path to better chains (1/n)
The path to better chains (1/n)
There is no elevator pitch for what we are doing
Ben Clair
Feb 4, 2019
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