In a deep dive for CNN, Leonardo Bonanni reveals how Sourcemap is illuminating the 'black holes' of global trade. By mapping millions of smallholder farms, Bonanni’s technology is helping the world's biggest brands eliminate forced labor and deforestation from their most complex supply chains, proving that in the digital age, no farm is too remote to be reached by accountability.

Ethical issues, from deforestation to labor concerns, can hide deep in a company’s supply chain. The most prominent issue is forced labor, affecting 28 million people around the world. But rooting out those bad actors can be difficult. Supply chains are gigantic, involving tens of thousands of companies—suppliers who have their own suppliers who have their own suppliers. Many businesses may not know who they’re really working with.

Dix ans après le drame du Rana Plaza, il ne faut pas que le devoir de vigilance se transforme en opportunité manquée, alerte, dans une tribune au « Monde », l'entrepreneur Leonardo Bonanni, qui explique qu'il est désormais possible de suivre le cycle de vie des produits, de l'exploitation des matières premières jusqu'au produit fini.

“It’s eminently doable,” said Leonardo Bonanni, the chief executive of Sourcemap, which has helped companies like the chocolate maker Mars map out their supply chains. “If you want access to the U.S. market for your goods, it’s a small price to pay, frankly.”

Profile of Leonardo Bonanni, Sourcemap Founder and CEO, in the Les Echos magazine.

My op-ed in Greenbiz on what companies can do to build trust in the face of the new anti-greenwashing laws in Europe and the US

Sourcemap was named to the TIME Magazine Best Inventions of 2022

Dr. Bonanni testified to the US Senate Finance Committee on Traceability Technology to Fight Forced Labor