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Should deep-sea minerals be part of battery supply chains?
World Economic Forum’s Deep-Sea Minerals Dialogue discusses the key findings of their recent paper and argues that decision making on deep sea mineral stewardship needs more knowledge, stronger stakeholder participation and higher consensus.
Cobalt Value Chain Mapping – Shaping Priorities for Responsible Sourcing
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.
Cobalt and the American Supply Chains
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical issues, there has been a trend towards countries across the world seeking resilient, diverse, and secure supply chains.
With this in mind, the...
The Revised Cobalt Refiner Supply Chain Due Diligence Standard – Supporting responsible production efforts of companies
Alexandra Cech, Senior Project Manager of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), explains how the revised Cobalt Refiner Supply Chain Due Diligence Standard can support due diligence and responsible production and sourcing efforts by companies.
Fair Cobalt Alliance: “We want to support the DRC cobalt mining sector to become known as a responsible sourcing destination”
Fair Cobalt Alliance Executive Director Assheton Carter discusses the importance of industry collaboration to bring about a step-change in artisanal mining of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Fostering multi-stakeholder initiatives is key to a transparent cobalt supply chain: Cobalt Institute joins the Fair Cobalt Alliance
The decision to join the multi-stakeholder action platform reflects the Institute’s vision to promote the sustainable, transparent and responsible production and use of cobalt in all its forms.
