Artisanal gemstone mining: blockchain reveals the force of storytelling
Miranda Simmiss, product specialist and gemologist at Everledger, explains how provenance tracking is empowering female gemstone miners in Africa to gain a fairer deal.
Fostering sustainability and fairness through gemstones blockchain solutions
Gemstone track and trace methodologies, of which blockchain-enabled gemstones form a significant improvement to foster more transparency, are becoming central to any supply chain required to provide evidence of its responsible business practices.
Why traceability matters in recycling and the circular economy
Global total waste is on course to grow 70% by 2050, while each human being creates an average of 500kg of waste per year. Nonetheless, we are only recycling around 20% of our global plastic waste.
Upgraded Everledger Platform ready to boost diamond industry recovery
Tom Murphy, Everledger’s head of product, discusses the latest features of the Everledger Platform, which will support demand generation, sustainability and compliance for diamond retailers and manufacturers.
UK-Australia FTA: good news for founders?
As the UK opens talks with Australia and New Zealand on a post-COVID Free Trade Agreement, our CEO discusses the potential benefits for Australian start-ups and scale-ups.
Can blockchain wine help put a cork on forgery?
Wine counterfeiting is nothing new. Throughout human history, wine vessels have been forged, spiked, relabelled and watered down, despite the close attention of growers and collectors.
As a provenance blockchain company, we must take a stand
In recent years, technology firms have come under attack from customers, the media and governments for not doing enough to safeguard privacy and shut down cyberattacks.
Blockchain Battery Recycling: on track for a circular economy
Car manufacturers – and governments too – have set their sights on 2035 and the end of fossil fuel mobility, thus emphasising the swap for better battery life cycle management.
Blockchain luxury goods: helping to improve trust and sustainability
The Global Brand Counterfeiting Report has recently estimated losses of nearly $100bn, demonstrating the growing extent of counterfeiting in luxury goods.
Blockchain Asset Tracking
In the mid 2010s, blockchain broke free of its tag as a cryptocurrency technology. New applications have demonstrated the wider ability of blockchain to disrupt supply chains where there is a need for increased efficiency, transparency and interoperability across supply chains and where opaqueness has led to concentration of control.
