Automaker Volvo Cars, owned by Chinese automotive group Geely, has produced electric cars with cobalt mapped on a blockchain, Reuters reports on Aug. 2.Blockchain used to combat child labor.
Per the report, Volvo also joined a project to monitor cobalt from Democratic Republic of Congo overseen by responsible-sourcing group RCS Global.
Information technology outlet ITNews suggests that the aim of the initiative is to prove that their electric vehicles do not rely on conflict minerals or child labor.
Automaker Ford, technology giant IBM, South Korean cathode maker LG Chem, and Chinese cobalt supplier Huayou Cobalt also participate in the initiative.
"It tracked cobalt from a Chinese recycling plant to Volvo Cars Zhejiang over a two-month period to June 27.".
The ledger employed for the endeavor has reportedly been developed by British blockchain startup Circulor, based on technology created by the Java tech giant, Oracle.
Still, people involved in tracking minerals allegedly admit that blockchain alone is not the solution.
They are studying how entering data in a distributed ledger can improve accountability and fend off disputes between different parties.
"No technology can completely replace due diligence. What it will do is improve enforcement of standards by highlighting when things are not working as intended."
As Cointelegraph reported in April, the vice president of blockchain product development at software company Oracle said that blockchain technology could possibly be used by 50% of all companies within the next three years.
Volvo is Using Blockchain to Source Conflict-Free Cobalt for Its Cars
Published on Aug 5, 2019
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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