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Some expressions never lose their meaning because they are always relevant. Garbage in, garbage out is such an expression. One that has acquired more relevancy in the age of big data and is only...

Keeping track of your supply chain and all the information related to it seems straightforward enough. In reality, it’s rather complicated. A lot of data must come together from (external) sources...

Are you a European enterprise and do you import or export goods? Then you face some changes regarding due diligence. We are talking about the EUDR; or EU Deforestation Regulation. This impacts a...

As a standard, you’re on a mission: make the world a better place and show consumers and other stakeholders you are making a difference. By holding an industry to account and making sure practices...

There are a lot of questions and misperceptions about blockchain. Is it the breakthrough innovation we’ve all been waiting for? Or is it still somewhat hyped despite its growing presence?Is it a...

In the past few weeks, we’ve shared insights about transparency, credibility and data management for standards and sustainability systems. We’ve explained how data management helps you become more...

Data is a key aspect of being able to improve a sustainability standard or system. Data helps to determine effectiveness. Data management however has the tendency to become increasingly complex over...

The new German government administration, of which the German Green Party is a prominent member, is highly ambitious regarding sustainability. The plans of the newly formed government highlight this....

We at  ChainPoint interact almost daily with standards, scheme owners and sustainability systems. That gives us a unique insight into the challenges they face in securing more sustainable and social...

Whether it’s Covid, Brexit or some combination of the two, empty shelves are popping up in large portions of the United Kingdom. Mostly an inconvenience, replenishment of the most important goods is...