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ESG for Extended Minerals Compliance
Assent helps you see deeper into your supply chain to gain smarter insights and meet your extended minerals goals for the responsible sourcing of cobalt and mica.
Extended Minerals: ESG Deep Supply Chain Due Diligence
Demand for cobalt has grown due to its use in lithium-ion batteries. The increased presence of cobalt and mica in supply chains impacts investor interest, reputational risk, and customer requirements. To keep up with the market’s growing ESG expectations, manufacturers must complete due diligence for cobalt and mica.
‹ In a three-part mini-documentary series, Assent explores artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to show how manufacturers can take proactive steps toward responsible sourcing.
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A Rise in Cobalt & Mica ESG Reporting
While there are currently no legal requirements regarding cobalt and mica sourcing, many manufacturers voluntarily use the Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT) to build a sustainable responsible minerals program. Some companies have made cobalt and mica due diligence a contractual supplier requirement.
Risks of Extended Minerals Non-Compliance
Not meeting responsible minerals guidelines comes with several challenges:
- Economic loss: Lose investors or contracts.
- Reputational damage: Bad PR around extended minerals in your products could have devastating consequences.
- Supply chain issues: delays in material sourcing due to supply chain disruptions.
Learn more about recent enforcement actions that demonstrate why proactive compliance is a business must.
Cobalt: Responsible Sourcing in Your Supply Chain
Consumers and investors are putting pressure on companies to voluntarily report on their use of cobalt in their supply chains. Multinational companies such as Intel, Apple, Dell, Hewlett Packard, and BMW have now implemented supplier codes of conduct that aim to increase transparency and ensure their suppliers operate ethically.
This handbook will help mitigate risk deep in your supply chain, provide an understanding of the regulatory landscape, and help prepare compliance programs for cobalt due diligence.
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Growing Better With Cobalt & Responsible Minerals: GE Appliances
GE Appliances, a Haier Company, wanted to take its corporate social responsibility program a step further by adding cobalt and mica to its responsible minerals management. After expanding with Assent to add automated EMRT surveys, their Supplier Quality Manager went from spending 60% of his time on conflict minerals tracking to five percent.
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