In June 2025, Climate Rights International published its follow-up report on human rights abuses and environmental harm allegedly linked to multi-billion-dollar nickel mining operations in Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park in the island of Halmahera. The alleged adverse impacts of the mining activities on local communities and Indigenous people include deforestation, polluted drinking water, health issues caused by air pollution causing, loss of livelihoods, land grabbing and inadequate compensation, lack of genuine environmental impact assessments, lack of transparency of the assessment, inadequate public consultation and failures to adhere to the principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent among other key issues.
In April and May 2024, Climate Rights International wrote to electric vehicle companies prior to releasing a press release about EV companies’ due diligence regarding Indonesian nickel. Eleven companies have not responded, allegedly demonstrating an apparent unwillingness to provide basic information on how they ensure their supply chains are not contributing to serious climate, human rights, and environmental violations. The eleven are BYD, GAC Motor, Geely, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, SAIC Motor, Stellantis, Subaru, and Volvo.
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Nissan
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Subaru Corporation
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Toyota
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BYD
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Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Motor)
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SAIC Motor
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Geely
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Stellantis
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Honda
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Volvo Group
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In June 2025, Climate Rights International published its follow-up report on human rights abuses and environmental harm allegedly linked to multi-billion-dollar nickel mining operations in Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park in the island of Halmahera.
Allegedly, rampant deforestation and habitat destruction from nickel mining and processing activities continues to impact the rights of local communities in Halmahera as the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) continues to expand. Pollution of local rivers and Weda Bay allegedly limits access to clean drinking water and traditional livelihoods, while pollution from the eleven captive coal plants that currently power IWIP’s industrial operations allegedly having a severe impact on the health of local communities.
IWIP allegedly failed to provide clear information about its plans to local communities, leading to fear and confusion about whether and when specific villages will be affected.
The newly established Indonesian sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, and Eramet allegedly considering investing in a high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) nickel processing plant at IWIP.
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Daya Anagata Nusantara (DANANTARA)
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印尼緯達貝工業園
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PT Weda Bay Nickel (JV between Eramet (37.8%), Tsingshan Holding Group (51.3%), and PT Antam Tbk (10%))
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（...）印尼韋達灣工業園區（...）是一個位於北馬魯古（North Maluku）哈馬黑拉島（Halmahera）的一體化鎳冶煉超大型項目。與此同時，該園區存在著嚴重的環境破壞、人權侵犯及溫室氣體排放問題。運往 IWIP的大部分鎳礦石均來自韋達灣鎳業（PT Weda Bay Nickel）（...）。
2024年1月，國際氣候權利組織（Climate Rights International）發布了《揭秘鎳：印度尼西亞鎳產業的人權與氣候代價》，記錄了IWIP及周邊鎳礦項目如何侵犯包括原住民在內的當地居民的權利，造成大規模森林砍伐、空氣與水污染。此外，為園區運營供電而建的自備燃煤電廠也排放出大量溫室氣體。
