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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.
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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
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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.
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Cobalt Institute Product Carbon Footprint guidance launches at LME Week 2023
The Cobalt Institute launched its new Product Carbon Footprint guidance at London Metal Exchange (LME) Week, the annual meeting of the global metals community in London.
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The new Batteries Regulation of the EU and the contribution of cobalt
The European transport revolution is a big step ahead. The European Parliament and the European Council have approved the new rules for the design, production, and waste management of all types of bat...
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Environmental and human rights due diligence: key reflections from the cobalt industry
1 June 2023
By Susannah McLaren, Head of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability, Cobalt Institute; Anna Triponel, Founder and Advisor, Human Level
On 9 May, the Cobalt Institute kicked off its 2023...
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The Cobalt Institute to welcome Dinah McLeod as new Director General in June 2023
The Cobalt Institute has appointed Dinah McLeod as the Director General of the association with effect from 8 June 2023. Dinah comes with a wealth of experience in sustainability and expertise in lead...
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EV demand growth, Indonesia production ramp up drive cobalt market in 2022
10 May 2023, Istanbul. The Cobalt Institute’s Cobalt Market Report, published today, confirmed the long-term role of cobalt as part of the solution to a green energy transition. Indonesia became a k...
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Strong and simple regulatory framework is key to securing EU’s access to critical raw materials
The Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Act, published today, is a step in the right direction towards ensuring the EU’s access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and achieving the green energy transition.
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Webinar on US EPA IRIS Assessment of Cobalt
The Cobalt Institute is pleased to invite you to our upcoming Webinar on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment of Cobalt on the 7th of March...
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Occupational Exposure Limits: EU internal work on cobalt risks squandering EU green transition goals
In 2021, the European Commission added cobalt and inorganic cobalt compounds to a list of substances requiring EU-wide occupational exposure limit (OEL) values, in accordance with the Carcinogens, Mut...