What is the DRC’s role in Green, Equitable and Just Energy Transition? Key takeaways from the Cobalt Institute’s Pre-COP27 Side Event in Kinshasa

What is the DRC’s role in Green, Equitable and Just Energy Transition? Key takeaways from the Cobalt Institute’s Pre-COP27 Side Event in Kinshasa

by | Oct 11, 2022

By Susannah McLaren, Head of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability The Cobalt Institute convened high-level Congolese officials and cobalt stakeholders for a pre-COP27 side event on the DRC’s role in a green, equitable and just energy transition that took place on 6...
Access to Cobalt in the EU – an Overview of Raw Materials Initiatives

Access to Cobalt in the EU – an Overview of Raw Materials Initiatives

by | Jul 8, 2022

By Sarah Schneider, Policy and Communications Officer, Cobalt Institute How can we ensure resilient supply chains for raw materials and secure strategic autonomy? That is the pressing question that the European Union is currently trying to answer. Recent geopolitical...
Cobalt Institute Standing for Realism in Cobalt Workplace Science and Regulations

Cobalt Institute Standing for Realism in Cobalt Workplace Science and Regulations

by | Jun 27, 2022

Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) performed an evaluation of inherent toxic properties relating to cancer for groups of cobalt substances, where, based on animal data, they indicated a hazard for cancer exists with certain cobalt...
CIRAF Update: Reporting Obligation Hiatus

CIRAF Update: Reporting Obligation Hiatus

by | Jun 20, 2022

The Cobalt Institute announces today that it is granting a hiatus on reporting to its members who have made a commitment to adopting the Cobalt Industry’s Responsible Assessment Framework (CIRAF). In 2019, the Cobalt Institute launched the CIRAF, a management and...