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Tesla urged to respect indigenous rights in supply chain by not sourcing from Norilsk Nickel
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Norilsk Nickel did not respond to request to respect indigenous rights from NGOs
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Tesla Motors did not respond to request to respect indigenous rights in supply chain
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Letter to Tesla: Respect Indigenous Peoples in Your Supply Chain
Over 70 NGOs including Aborigen Forum, Cultural Survival, and Earthworks, sign a letter from Indigenous Peoples of Russia urging Tesla not to associate with nickel producer Nornickel due to environmental concerns.
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Russia: Indigenous communities ask Tesla not to get its nickel from major polluter
Aborigen Forum, a group of Russian indigenous activists and leaders have launched a campaign to raise awareness of Norilsk Nickel’s impacts on their communities and to ask Tesla to stop sourcing from Norilsk until their concerns are addressed.
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Russia: Arctic peoples appeal to Elon Musk for Nornickel boycott
A group of indigenous people in Russia are asking Tesla Inc’s Elon Musk to stop buying supplies from miner MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC until the company compensates them for environmental damage to their ancestral lands.
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