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⛰️ We were thrilled to collaborate with Luis Garro and the team at Compañía Minera Condestable, helping them achieve their #CopperMark certification. Our work with Southern Peaks Mining improved the team's ability to analyse and mitigate existing risks, and we hope to work with them again in the future! Discover the work we do for our clients and why they trust us: https://lnkd.in/euQwdfmC #responsiblebusiness #sustainability #supplychainduediligence

🚨 Today's the day to catch Kumi's Alexander Graf, speaking at the RINA Products in Compliance Conference in London on the #EUBatteriesRegulation due diligence requirements. With the August 2025 deadline looming, companies need to act now to get their supply chains ready.⚡ Want to connect with Alex at the conference? Email info@kumi.consulting to book a meeting. We look forward to seeing you there

Attending the HUGO BOSS Stakeholder Dialog a couple of weeks ago was an honour and encouraging experience. The discussions and panels with multiple stakeholders highlighted several key opportunities relevant to companies in the fashion sector and beyond: 🔶 Regulations such as #LkSG or #CS3D should be seen as an opportunity to dramatically reshape approaches, rather than attempting to adapt existing approaches to them. A practical example is social compliance audits – why are they still seen as the first-line approach to due diligence? What’s stopping companies reducing them by 25%, 50% or even 100% and approaching due diligence differently? 🔶 If companies do make big decisions, they will likely find they have additional resources both in time and money to develop a positive impact and create systemic change. In this sense, adapting to the UNGPs / OECD Guidelines should be understood as liberating rather than restraining, even if sometimes the sheer number of regulations can seem overwhelming. 🔶 Within this context, regulators should spend time speaking to companies and other practitioners in this space to understand what good looks like, what is even possible, and what the limits of company leverage are. 🔶 Where systemic issues exist, there should be a breaking down of taboos to engage with them collaboratively. In fact, just as we as individuals live in society, companies live in shared ecosystems. Here, they are dependent, to a greater or lesser degree, on each other as well as on their suppliers, their suppliers’ suppliers, their competitors’ suppliers, their suppliers’ suppliers certification schemes, etc. Therefore, isolated approaches to many key challenges faced in the fashion sector will reap little to no reward. To make this work, any collaborative projects need to have strong governance models, a long-term timeline and commitments, clear goals and sustained movement. With the #OECDGarmentForum2025 approaching in February, I am looking forward to exploring these ideas with companies, regulators, and other key stakeholders and seeing where the conversations take us in the next three months. In the meantime, if anyone wants to learn more about Kumi’s work in fashion, don’t hesitate to contact me. With thanks to Marta Quintana Laporta Simone Iltgen Vanessa Garrecht Ann-Kristin Erdmann-Burt and all the other HUGO BOSS employees who invited Kumi Consulting Ltd and organised such a fabulous event.

❓Has your work ever taken you to any unexpected places ❓ When I started working at Kumi Consulting Ltd, I knew I would be travelling to places I'd never have the chance or reason to visit otherwise. I did, however, not necessarily foresee that I would find myself 'testing' a women’s hairdressing and beauty training centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. How did I end up there? The Congo Children Trust, Kumi's charitable partner, runs a hairdressing programme in Lubumbashi to equip young mums with skills to earn a salary to support themselves and their children. Andrew Britton and I had the opportunity to visit not only the hair salon captured in this picture but also their outreach centre, four homes for former street children, and their primary and secondary school. Wherever we went, we were welcomed with smiles, dancing and singing. It was a truly humbling and inspiring experience, and I am very grateful to the Congo Children Trust for organising a great visit and warm welcome! Has your work ever taken you to any unexpected and unique places? Comment below!⬇ #mining #DRC #responsiblebusiness    

Did you miss our October #newsletter? Have you signed up for our EU Batteries Regulation webinar on 14 November? 🔋Catch up on everything #EUBR related, as well as social compliance #audits, heritage in mining, and a great interview with our team on female perspectives on mine site assessments. Read about all this and more in our newsletter, now! https://lnkd.in/eVHnAcvy

💡Do you struggle to keep up with evolving regulations? 💡Would you find it helpful to have all your data in one place? No matter where you are on your #responsiblebusiness journey, the Origin Core platform has options to fit your business and #supplychain. Built for large firms and SMEs alike, Kumi’s expert supply chain insights and Grouptree's powerful software help companies streamline their due diligence and comply with regulations like the #LkSG, #EUBR, and forthcoming #CSDDD. Want to learn more? Contact us through our webpage below. https://lnkd.in/engyjF33

We asked our female colleagues to share their #minesite experiences, and here are the key points: 🪨 Mine sites vary greatly—size, type, climate, people, and even food! 🪨 Women can face cultural challenges, like not always being recognised as the lead assessor. 🪨 Safety concerns can feel different for women compared to their male colleagues. 🪨 Addressing security challenges on site is crucial. Hear more from Mariana Granziera and Fiona Bryant Hutmacher on how their experiences have shaped them through their #mining career. #sustainability #VPSHR #responsiblebusiness #diversityinmining #womeninmining https://lnkd.in/eyBk_ueY

Are you in scope for the #EUBatteriesRegulation❔ Do you know how to start preparing or how little time you have❓ Kumi is hosting an essential webinar with Circulor the leading supply chain #traceability provider, on how to navigate and prepare for the EU Batteries Regulation due diligence obligations, which companies must implement by August 2025⏰ Gain unique, practical insights from the authors of the Due Diligence #ImplementationGuidelines and experienced due diligence and supply chain management professionals to build effective compliance and risk mitigation controls in your company. Find out more below and click to register! #EUBR #sustainability #Regulation https://lnkd.in/eF3ruNbv

Alexander Graf - Our lead advisor on the EU Batteries Regulation (EUBR) - will be speaking at the RINA Products in Compliance Conference in London on 6-7 November 2024.    He’ll dive into due diligence for the #Batteries #Regulation and share insights on the upcoming #ImplementationGuidelines that we are helping to develop. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear the latest guidance as you prepare for the #EUBR to come into force in August 2025! Book your place now and hear Alex’s specialist take on EUBR! 🔋⚡ https://lnkd.in/eSeaMNCw #responsiblesourcing #RINAPinCconf

Following Ethan Ijaz's first insight on this controversial but widespread practice, part II of the ‘Mining in heritage’ series explores how #mining companies can better manage risks to heritage when operating on the ground. Acknowledging the limitations created by the context and life cycle phase of projects, this insight highlights some of the practical approaches that companies can take on to address the challenges that make mining in heritage areas such a sensitive issue. In part II, Reconciling Interests, he breaks down: 🔍 Identifying and assessing risks to heritage; 🔍 Preventing risks to heritage once identified; 🔍 Mitigating risks to heritage when unpreventable; 🔍 Remediating impacts of risks to heritage when ‘realised’. This insight series aims to stimulate much-needed conversation about a taboo but nevertheless, critical practice, that affects the supply chain due diligence efforts of the companies that transform extractive #rawmaterials, and the brands benefitting from the products that contain them. Read more in part II, or catch up with part I below. Part I: https://lnkd.in/edwnnFeb https://lnkd.in/exsbTcnb