ARCHITECTING

TRUST across the SUPPLY CHAIN

Trouble is stalking the supply chain:

Sources: 1. International Labour Organization, 2017, http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_575479/lang--en/index.htm 2. The IP Commission, 2017, http://www.ipcommission.org/report/IP_Commission_Report_Update_2017.pdf 3. The Washington Post, 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-laels-said-organic-but-these-massive-imports-of-corn-and-soybeans-werent/2017/05/12/6d165984-2b76-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.05ac4f14e153 4. Florida Tech Online, 2013, https://www.labnol.org/internet/search/find-publishing-date-of-web-pages/8410/ 5. Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity, 2017, https://www.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/microsites/public-integrity/338028932-capi-maritime-anti-corruption-network-issue-brief.pdf 6. National Retail Federation, 2015, https://nrf.com/sites/default/files/Images/Media%20Center/NRF%20Retail%20Return%20Fraud%20Final_0.pdf

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6 BEST PRACTICES TO SECURE AND MODERNIZE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS

There are an estimated

25 million people in forced labor worldwide.

MANUFACTURING

SUPPLIERS

Counterfeit goods cost the

U.S. economy an estimated

$225 - $600 billion annually.

Up to 37% of crops

imported from China are falsely labelled

“organic.”

PACKAGING

Countries lose $2 billion

in revenue annually to customs related

corruption.

DISTRIBUTION

The U.S. loses $100 billion from cybercrime

targeting over 594 million victims per year.

RETAIL

Return fraud/ abuse costs the

U.S. retail industry an estimated

$9-$16 billion annually.

RETURNS

1.Establish definitive

authentication of goods and

actors

2.Assure control and traceability

across the chain of custody

3.Align border,

transportation, security and

customs procedures

4.Embrace

public/private cooperation for identifying and

addressing threats

5.Adopt

multi-layered, ongoing risk

management

6.Leverage

technology for continuous innovation