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His remit spans from downstream sectors such as BESS and EVs, through to midstream such as new technologies and battery production, to upstream critical minerals mining. He also leads on financial analysis across these supply chains, alongside in-depth policy analysis.\n","https://www.linkedin.com/in/didi-bostock-656342198/",{"type":571,"content":572},"doc",[573,580,585,590,595,600,605,610,617,622,629,634,639,644,649,654,659,666,671,676,681,686],{"type":574,"attrs":575,"content":576},"paragraph",{"textAlign":49},[577],{"text":578,"type":579},"BY RCS GLOBAL","text",{"type":574,"attrs":581,"content":582},{"textAlign":49},[583],{"text":584,"type":579},"While cobalt sourcing remains a critical risk, Vale’s dam disaster in January 2019 spurred a profound change in mining practices.",{"type":574,"attrs":586,"content":587},{"textAlign":49},[588],{"text":589,"type":579},"The launch of the RCS Global Group Responsible Commodities Monitor earlier this year coincided with major evolutions in responsible sourcing of raw materials and particularly battery metals. This new intelligence tool, developed by responsible sourcing advisory firm RCS Global Group, offers in-depth insights into an ever-changing and highly technical field. So what are the responsible sourcing trends in minerals for the past quarter?",{"type":574,"attrs":591,"content":592},{"textAlign":49},[593],{"text":594,"type":579},"COBALT SOURCING RISKS IN THE CONGO AND MITIGATION ACTIONS",{"type":574,"attrs":596,"content":597},{"textAlign":49},[598],{"text":599,"type":579},"As the focus on sustainable cobalt production remains, the metal has been the topic of an increasing number of news articles and has also seen the establishment of new collaborative initiatives designed to tackle risks linked to sourcing cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In January, the Cobalt Institute",{"type":574,"attrs":601,"content":602},{"textAlign":49},[603],{"text":604,"type":579},"(CI) launched the Cobalt Industry Responsible Sourcing Framework (CIRAF), a good practice management tool to identify and manage risks in the cobalt supply chain in line with industry good practice and international standards including the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.",{"type":574,"attrs":606,"content":607},{"textAlign":49},[608],{"text":609,"type":579},"After almost two years of development, the CIRAF goes beyond traditional issues linked to human rights abuses to also include environmental, business ethics and occupational health and safety topics. The interest in cobalt, spurred by Amnesty International’s reports and wider NGO scrutiny, is likely to grow as non-profits broaden the scope of their research to include environmental and corruption risks.",{"type":574,"attrs":611,"content":612},{"textAlign":49},[613,615],{"text":614,"type":579},"On an individual company level, downstream companies that are users of cobalt, notably from the automotive and technology industry sectors, are increasingly undertaking due diligence on their cobalt supply chain and engaging in",{"text":616,"type":579},"upstream projects. Daimler’s work to assess its cobalt suppliers beyond the first tier against human rights requirements, and its partnership with Good Shepherd International, is one example of such company action.",{"type":574,"attrs":618,"content":619},{"textAlign":49},[620],{"text":621,"type":579},"Efforts to integrate traceability throughout the cobalt supply chain have also leapt forward with the implementation of a blockchain-based system for cobalt sourcing. Partnering on this project, Huayou Cobalt, LGChem, Ford, IBM and RCS Global will create an immutable audit trail, which will include corresponding data to provide evidence of the cobalt production and handling from mine to end manufacturer.",{"type":574,"attrs":623,"content":624},{"textAlign":49},[625,627],{"text":626,"type":579},"Nevertheless, sourcing cobalt from the DRC remains highly unstable and will not be solved by the simplest of solutions. As seen over the past few months, actors across the supply chain have shown their willingness to act in the interest of sustainability. However, many also adopt measures that, in RCS Global’s view, appear counterproductive such as not sourcing from",{"text":628,"type":579},"the DRC at all. Additionally, the newly elected President, Felix Tshisekedi, is currently engaging with both upstream and downstream companies to establish the country as a trusted and attractive partner.",{"type":574,"attrs":630,"content":631},{"textAlign":49},[632],{"text":633,"type":579},"The DRC President has recently met with brand companies to discuss responsible sourcing issues, and supports the organisation of a mining conference in Kolwezi, despite the controversial 2016 Mining Code likely remaining intact. This strategy of the Congolese government also resonates with the increasing de facto consideration of cobalt as a conflict mineral and as a material risk for global supply chains. The European Union’s proposal requiring disclosure of quantities of cobalt used in ICT products is the latest development in this trend and highlights the likely inclusion of the mineral in the EU Regulation 2017/821 after its three-year period assessment.",{"type":574,"attrs":635,"content":636},{"textAlign":49},[637],{"text":638,"type":579},"The London Metals Exchange (LME)’s plans to ban cobalt tainted by human rights abuses is one of the most significant decisions of these past months. However, as shown by the criticisms faced by this proposition, including by NGO groups, taking action requires a good understanding of the issues at stake, including for local communities that are at the centre of these measures.",{"type":574,"attrs":640,"content":641},{"textAlign":49},[642],{"text":643,"type":579},"BEYOND COBALT TO OTHER BATTERY MATERIALS",{"type":574,"attrs":645,"content":646},{"textAlign":49},[647],{"text":648,"type":579},"Beyond cobalt, stakeholder interest and scrutiny has also increasingly shifted to responsible sourcing risks in lithium, manganese, copper, nickel and graphite. Despite the absence of any formal industry scheme to address responsible sourcing issues in lithium, brand companies and news outlets appears to increasingly focus on this mineral.",{"type":574,"attrs":650,"content":651},{"textAlign":49},[652],{"text":653,"type":579},"Volkswagen’s op-ed on lithium uses and supply chain organisation reflects growing corporate interest in lithium sourcing risks. This follows the publication of multiple press articles in the mainstream media on human rights and environmental risks linked to lithium extraction in the South American “lithium triangle”.",{"type":574,"attrs":655,"content":656},{"textAlign":49},[657],{"text":658,"type":579},"Countries in the region are already starting to act, with Chile implementing water protection policies impacting large-scale lithium and copper miners. Incident monitoring also highlighted the specific risks inherent to other minerals including manganese, nickel, and copper, and their geographical specificity, for example, the Andes region.",{"type":574,"attrs":660,"content":661},{"textAlign":49},[662,664],{"text":663,"type":579},"Such an analysis also underlines the difficulties for companies, particularly in the downstream sector, to adopt a narrow approach to supply",{"text":665,"type":579},"chain due diligence, and the need to integrate multiple risk categories as part of their responsible sourcing strategies. While human rights abuses are widespread in emerging economies, including child labour and adverse impacts on indigenous rights, developed countries are not deprived of risks, the most prominent of which include occupational health and safety and social and political demands.",{"type":574,"attrs":667,"content":668},{"textAlign":49},[669],{"text":670,"type":579},"RISKS REMAIN HIGH ACROSS THE MINERALS INDUSTRY",{"type":574,"attrs":672,"content":673},{"textAlign":49},[674],{"text":675,"type":579},"Looking at the wider minerals industry, the Vale dam disaster in January 2019 led to profound changes in environmental practices of mining companies, particularly on water stewardship and tailings. The largest mining conference in Africa, Investing in African Mining Indaba, has been a catalyst for the conversation around additional measures to safeguard communities from another disaster.",{"type":574,"attrs":677,"content":678},{"textAlign":49},[679],{"text":680,"type":579},"The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) announced the establishment of an independent panel on tailing dams, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) added a protocol on water stewardship to its Toward Sustainability in Mining (TSM) framework, the Global Professional Mineral Alliance launched a global action on tailings and the partnership between the ICMM, the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to create a new standard highlighted the links between sustainable mining practices and the investing community.",{"type":574,"attrs":682,"content":683},{"textAlign":49},[684],{"text":685,"type":579},"Responsible sourcing and corporate responsibility in mining has also been impacted by global regulation against modern slavery. Following the introduction in 2015 of the UK Modern Slavery Act, many countries adopted similar laws, including France (Sapin II), Australia (Modern Slavery Act of 2018), and the Netherlands (Child Labour Due Diligence Bill). Over the past few months, this trend expanded: Germany, through its National Action Plan (NAP), the United States (H.R 7089) and Switzerland (“Initiative populaire fédérale ‘Entreprises responsables– pour protéger l’être humain et l’environnement’”) are on the verge of adopting similar mandatory requirements on companies to conduct due diligence on their supply chains for modern slavery.",{"type":574,"attrs":687,"content":688},{"textAlign":49},[689],{"text":690,"type":579},"To conclude, the evolution of the mining industry and supply chain sustainability regulatory frameworks illustrate the increased attention to the responsible sourcing and production issues, not only from consumers but also from brand companies, regulators and investors.","BY RCS GLOBAL While cobalt sourcing remains a critical risk, Vale’s dam disaster in January 2019 spurred a profound change in mining practices. 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