About us
The Cobalt Institute is a trade association composed of producers, users, recyclers, and traders of cobalt. We promote the sustainable and responsible production and use of cobalt in all its forms.
Cobalt Facts
Cobalt is a technology-enabling metal that is part of the solution to the green energy transition. Learn more about cobalt reserves, cobalt supply chain and cobalt market.
Upcoming event
Event
Fastmarkets European Battery Raw Materials Conference 2024
Amsterdam
Cobalt Institute's head of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability, Susannah
McLaren, will speak about how responsible sourcing will play an ever more vital role
in the transition to eco-mobility at...
Event
DRC – Africa Battery Metals Forum
Kinshasa, DRC
Cobalt Institute is pleased to attend the DRC – Africa Battery Metals Forum which is dedicated to building
a fair and open battery metals industry, while pushing for local value chain growth to
bo...
Event
International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC)
Sydney
Cobalt Institute is delighted to be a partner of the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2024, the largest gathering of mining professionals in Australia. The event will see industry...
Newsroom
The European Critical Raw Materials Act: what does it mean for the cobalt industry?
The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) is the EU’s flagship legislation on critical raw materials (CRMs). The purpose of the act is to secure the EU’s supply of CRMs by improving supply chain resil...
Sustainability Standards and Assurance Schemes Position Paper
Cobalt Institute launched a dialogue on Sustainability Standards and Assurance Schemes (‘Standards’) across the cobalt value chain: industry (upstream, midstream and downstream companies), government, civil society, and standard-setting bodies. In total, we engaged with over 70 stakeholders through bilateral interviews and four roundtables convened in Paris, Washington, D.C., London and virtually.
More news
Cobalt Institute Manifesto: Cobalt can boost EU’s competitiveness, strategic support and cutting red tape is key
Cobalt Institute has released a manifesto outlining concrete actions for the EU achieving competitiveness through strategic support and unleashing the potential of the cobalt industry.
Cobalt Learning Group: Ten Fundamental Learnings to Take Away from 2023
Read about key learnings from the Cobalt Learning Group - a peer learning group to enable companies to meaningfully implement environmental and human rights due diligence.
Cobalt Institute welcomes three new members
Cobalt Institute is delighted to announce three new members in 2024 – Gécamines, the biggest mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sustainable battery maker Northvolt, and Shell Catalysts & Technologies
The Cobalt Value Chain
The Cobalt Institute’s cobalt value chain mapping is a detailed overview of all stages of cobalt production – from mining to recycling – and the actual and potential human rights and environmental risks related to them.