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5 Sep 2019

Out now: Renewable energy minerals tracker logs company human rights practice

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Tracking the human rights implications of the mineral boom powering the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Demand for minerals like lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel is expanding as companies race to produce the technology needed to support the low-carbon transition, from electric vehicles to solar panels to wind turbines.

But companies’ human rights due diligence isn’t keeping pace with expanding exploration, increasing the risk that the transition fuels further abuse in an already troubled sector.

Visit the tracker here