Why join the CI?
Membership Benefits
- The Cobalt Institute (CI) promotes the sustainable and responsible production and use of cobalt in all its forms
Key benefits of membership of the CI
- Shape and influence the rules and regulations impacting the cobalt industry and protect market access on a global basis.
- Address important issues on a collective basis and so share costs and resources
- Access to and a voice in Institute activities on key market and regulatory issues: responsible sourcing; global advocacy; regulatory and policy monitoring and engagement; industry positioning; communications
- A voice and a presence in an organisation that can lead and influence key global market and regulatory issues for cobalt and compounds
- Optional access to the Institute’s programs on global chemicals management and sustainability, for cobalt and cobalt applications
- Have a say in the strategic direction of the cobalt industry
- The Cobalt Institute represents >70% of cobalt produced meaning its voice gets heard by regulators and policy makers
2. The Cobalt Institute supports the growth and develop of the industry by identifying and tackling important issues on behalf of the cobalt industry:
- Safe Use – CI are leaders in the science of cobalt in the occupational environment
- Regulatory and Policy Developments – Representing Members in front of regulators, policy makers and legislators
- Sustainability – developing crucial LCA/SEA data that helps make cobalt a raw material of choice for downstream users
- Responsible Sourcing – CI have launched the Cobalt Industry Responsible Assessment Framework (CIRAF) to help members meet current challenges in raw material provenance
- Communications – the Cobalt Institute is the voice of the industry, a focal point for key messaging and educating on cobalt and related matters
- Threats – focused on protecting ‘market access’ for cobalt
- Cost effective approach – shared resource reduces costs for individual Members
Core Valued Added Services
- Membership services (including Tonnage and Help Desk/support)
- Global Strategy and Industry Positioning
- Government Affairs and Advocacy
- Communications and PR
- Responsible Sourcing
- Sustainability Policy – incl. critical raw materials
- Stewardship of Industry data
- Events (e.g. annual Conference)
- Corporate functions and Administration / Operations
Science Leadership
- Proactively built knowledge base on hazard – new studies human health and environment
- Publications – put data in public domain
- Engage in developing regulations to position cobalt more favourably
- Global harmonization (e.g. hazard classifications)
- Non-registration regulations (e.g. transport, workplace, water, etc.)
- Global regulatory monitoring
- Technical advice to the regional regulatory compliance function
Regulatory Compliance (per region)
- Risk management
- Classification – eSDS, etc.
- Registration – global, as required, case by case basis
- Substance information – dossiers and maintenance, human health and environment, exposure
- Advocacy (delivery)
Sustainability
- Circular economy – climate change, low carbon, recycling, mobility (batteries), etc.
- Life Cycle management – LCA, MFA, SEA, supply/value chain analysis, etc.
- Sustainable credentials – carbon footprints, SDGs, etc.
3. The Cobalt Institute strategy is effective and based on:
- Monitoring Emerging Issues
- Identifying key concerns affecting industry
- Addressing the important issues
- Focusing on results
- Aiming to be the focal point for cobalt
The Cobalt Institute is an issue driven and results orientated organisation
Types of membership
Sustaining Member
- Larger scale members
- Greater than 1500 Tonnes
- Have an interest in all aspects on the CI work programme
Supporting Member
- Mid-scale members
- 500-1500 Tonnes
- Producers, processors and traders
- Have the option to opt in to some of the work programmes
- Fees per annum will range from ~£18K (for core programme only) to ~£30K (if both additional options are selected)
Affiliate Member
- Smaller scale members
- Less than 500 Tonnes
- Processors, traders, downstream users and recyclers
- Have the option to opt in to some work programmes
- Fees per annum will range from ~£6K (for core programme only) to ~£12K per annum (if both additional options are selected)
Full Membership of the CI provides for:
- Participation in General Assembly
- Representation on the Executive Committee
- Representation on Committees and Task Groups:
- Chemicals Management Committee
- Government Affairs Committee
- Sustainability Committee
- Communications Network
- Responsible Sourcing Task Group
- Other Task Groups when required
- Access to HS&E data and technical resources
- Involvement in CI Cobalt Advocacy and Knowledge
- Access to LCA/SEA data (+ opportunity to provide data input)
- Involvement in developing industry strategies and positions
