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How investors can promote responsible cobalt sourcing practices
Lithium-ion batteries power products at the cutting edge of technology, from smartphones to laptops and electric cars.
How did companies in the human rights and extractives engagement engage stakeholders and tackle grievance mechanisms?
Across Newmont’s operational sites, the company conducts a local stakeholder mapping process to identify, analyse and document individual and groups of stakeholders and their relationships with the project area. Sites must also develop a process to analyse stakeholder risks, conflicts, concerns, complaints and expectations. The stakeholder engagement plan should include ...
Human rights and the extractives industry
Companies operating in the extractives sector face a multitude of complex human rights issues.
Related podcasts, webinars and blogs
Cobalt in battery technology and responsible sourcing
2018-05-22T14:35:00+01:00
Olivier Van Hirtum and Jaideep Singh Panwar join the PRI’s Nabylah Abo Dehman to discuss the role of cobalt in battery technology and the human rights risks associated with the sourcing of cobalt. They explore the impact of electric vehicles growth on the demand for cobalt and the key role ...
Tailings in the mining sector: opportunities for investor action
2019-09-25T10:07:00+01:00
At PRI in Person, the PRI’s Elena Espinoza spoke with John Howchin, Secretary-General, Council of Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds, and Jaime Gornsztejn, Director, Hermes EOS, about tailings in the mining sector.
Collaborative engagement on responsible sourcing of cobalt
2020-08-18T13:53:00+01:00
This PRI-supported collaborative engagement on responsible cobalt sourcing ran between 2018 and 2020 with companies in the electronics and automotive sector. A total of 46 institutional investors, representing approximately US$6.4trn in assets under management, engaged with 16 companies on their cobalt sourcing practices.
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