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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.
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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.
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.
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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
Cobalt Occupational Exposure Limits – How the Next Steps of the Legislative OEL Process are Key for the Future of the EU’s Green Transition
Cobalt is essential for Europe’s green deal, circular economy, and strategic autonomy. To meet the given objectives and to ensure the growth of the cobalt industry, proportionate EU-wide cobalt occupational exposure limit (OEL) values, which are currently determined by the European Commission, are needed.
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.