Date:

23 Feb 2024

Content Type:

Report

The guidelines have been developed by multiple civil society organizations in the Raw Materials Coalition, including the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. These guidelines include recommendations on four key topic areas in the CRMA.

Date:

15 Nov 2023

Content Type:

Article

Negotiators for EU governments and the European Parliament reached a deal on the 13 November regarding targets for domestic supply of critical minerals such as lithium and nickel, to reduce its reliance on third countries.

Date:

15 Nov 2023

Content Type:

Article

Date:

10 Nov 2023

Content Type:

Article

Evidence of human rights abuses on the territory of the indigenous Sámi people, and accusations of green colonialism, must prompt EU politicians to amend the law by adding clear provisions on indigenous rights, write Rasmus Kløcker Larsen and Kaisa Raitio.

Date:

20 Sep 2023

Content Type:

Article

Date:

17 Sep 2023

Content Type:

Article

The proposal includes the possibility of rapid expropriation of property in local communities that are in the path of mining operations, as strategic importance could be declared, according to the organizations.

Date:

14 Sep 2023

Content Type:

Article

The passing of Amendment 11 paves the way for a firmer inclusion of FPIC principles in the CRMA

Date:

12 Sep 2023

Content Type:

Opinion

The European Parliament is preparing to vote on the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) this week, providing a golden opportunity to embed key principles which will promote a true just energy transition.

Date:

17 Jul 2023

Content Type:

Article

A global appeal by civil society organisations, Indigenous peoples' movements, particularly from resource-rich countries in the Global South : the Critical Raw Materials Act must ensure effective social, environmental and governance safeguards and provide meaningful participation to local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and civil society in resource-rich countries.

Date:

10 Jul 2023

Content Type:

Report

This Position Paper delves into the main issues that arise within this context in regard to the Critical Raw Materials Act, and has been written by a multitude of civil society organisations.

Date:

26 Jun 2023

Content Type:

Article

Without the right safeguards, transition mineral extraction will continue to pose a threat to Indigenous Peoples and their territories, the letter says.

Date:

24 May 2023

Content Type:

Article

Voluntary initiatives not sufficient to protect human rights, says Human Rights Watch

Date:

17 May 2023

Content Type:

Article

Ten reasons why the European Commission’s proposed Critical Raw Materials Regulation is not sustainable – and how to fix it

Date:

17 Mar 2023

Content Type:

Article

The EU’s new Critical Raw Materials Regulation fails to tackle rampant overconsumption and deliver justice for communities facing mining

Date:

27 Feb 2023

Content Type:

Article

11 NGOs have sent a letter to key EU decision-makers on the 27th of February to ask for robust human rights, environmental protections and a corporate accountability framework in the upcoming CRMA

Date:

9 Feb 2023

Content Type:

Article

12 NGOs wrote to the Commission and the Swedish Presidency of the EU, calling on them to uphold European environmental legislation, review the Extractive Waste Directive, set secondary raw materials targets and measure the environmental impacts of minerals targeted in the upcoming Critical Raw Materials Act.