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Indigenous Peoples Reach Unanimous Agreement on Defining the Just Transition and Provide Principles and Protocols to Eliminate Harm from Renewable Energy and ‘Green’ Development

JUST TRANSITION: Indigenous Peoples’ Perspectives, Knowledge, and Lived Experiences Summit
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Why investors should engage automotive companies on the impacts of their supply chains: Risks and Opportunities

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Lead the Charge Launches Investor Briefing Examining Risks and Opportunities Associated with Auto Supply Chains

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Public Citizen and other organizations call out mining industry for attempt to weaken standards for human rights, labor and pollution

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Investors agree: automakers must invest in truly green, fossil-fuel-free steel

Protestors call out VW and POSCO for coal-fired steelmaking
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Stellantis becomes first automaker to approve a standalone FPIC policy

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New Earthworks Report on Minimizing Mining Impacts from Electric Vehicles

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Relining Blast Furnaces: POSCO’s Plan to Prolong Coal Dependency and Its Climate Consequences

Activists stand in front of POSCO facility with signs urging POSCO to drop its plans to reline coal blast furnaces
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Honda and Mercedes face allegations of illegal union-busting in the U.S.

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Volvo to issue world’s first EV battery passport

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Illegal rare earth mining in Myanmar linked to supply chain of major automakers

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Hyundai sued by Department of Labor over use of child labor and faces new prison labor allegations

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EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to compel automakers to act on supply chain impacts 

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Rainforest Foundation Norway and AidEnvironment document deforestation impacts of EV supply chain

A road in a nickel mine cuts through the forest on the Indonesian island of Halmahera. Photo: Forest Watch Indonesia
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Stuck in Neutral: Tesla’s 2023 Impact Report Shows Incremental, but Underwhelming, Progress on Clean and Equitable Supply Chains

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Nissan to transition to low-CO₂ emission aluminium by 2030

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Auto workers are building power as automakers fail to respect workers’ rights

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Leaderboard reveals lack of commitment from automakers to Indigenous Peoples’ rights

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Reflections on IWA 45 from a Civil Society Participant

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Ford Sustainability Report Shows Important Progress on the Rights of Workers and Indigenous Peoples but Disappoints on Clean Steel and Aluminum

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EV battery recycling: burning batteries is not the way to go

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Civil Society Guiding Principles and Priorities for a Credible, Rights-Respecting ISO Critical Minerals Supply Chain Standard

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The importance of equitable, sustainable and fossil-free automotive supply chains: a case study on nickel mining and processing in Indonesia

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The Thacker Pass Mining Project: Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

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Hyundai announces withdrawal from agreement to procure aluminum powered by new coal power plant in Indonesia

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From Brazil to Papua New Guinea, Mine Waste Creates Serious Problems

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Automakers are making progress on green steel and aluminum

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Advances in EU Regulations and implications for automakers

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Bay Area Leaders Join Lead the Charge Coalition Members to Discuss Priorities for Cleaning up Automotive Supply Chains in California, and Globally

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UAW and Sparkz chart the way forward for battery workers

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American Automakers Surge as Japanese Automakers stagnate, in second annual Lead The Charge Leaderboard

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South Korean automakers fall behind U.S. automakers in annual clean car scorecard

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2024 Leaderboard results highlight progress on green steel and inaction on just transition

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Clean Cars Scorecard sees American Automakers overtake European Counterparts, led by Ford and Tesla

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2024 Leaderboard Report: Leading the Charge

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Car manufacturers are gearing up in the race for clean steel

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An Assessment of Third-Party Assurance and Accreditation Schemes

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Human rights and environmental groups identify flaws in independent certifications in auto supply chains

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Ford, Tesla and VW nickel partnerships in Indonesia linked to climate rights, environmental harms

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Popular resistance in Panama and Guatemala highlights risks of irresponsible mining

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Tesla criticized for not respecting right to collective bargaining in Sweden

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Greenpeace East Asia ranks automakers on decarbonization

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This is the type of leadership we need from automakers

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Auto Industry Could Save Hundreds of Lives a Year in US by Cleaning Up Supply Chain

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Respecting Indigenous Rights: An Actionable Due Diligence Toolkit for Institutional Investors

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Escalating Need for Auto Supply Chain Action to Align with Paris and Limit Warming to 1.5*C

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Subsidizing Green Steel Procurement to Drive Carbon Reduction and Cost Savings in China’s Automotive Industry

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Cleveland-Cliffs Delays 68 Million Tonne Pollution Decision

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Critical raw materials for the energy transition in the EU: How circular economy approaches can increase supply security for critical raw materials

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Mercedes and H2 Green Steel announce agreements in both Europe and North America

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General Motors’ Thacker Pass Investment Threatens Indigenous Peoples Rights

Candlelit vigil in front of GM's HQ with projections on dirty steel and aluminum behind.
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GM criticized for not responding to Indigenous groups over FPIC concerns with Lithium Americas

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ArcelorMittal to supply recycled and renewably produced steel to General Motors

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Progress on battery chemistries holds potential to reduce demand for high-intensity minerals

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Automakers have failed to disclose emissions from steel: new report by Greenpeace

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Powering electric vehicles: New report on human rights and environmental abuses in Southeast Asia’s nickel supply chains

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Hyundai’s Award-Winning Ioniqs: Failing to answer the call for sustainable supply chains

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Mercedes announces new supply chain goals, including steel, aluminum, battery recycling, and human rights risk assessment

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“Lead The Charge” Campaign Welcomes Mercedes Sustainability Targets

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The Future is Circular: Circular Economy and Critical Minerals for the Green Transition

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By 2026, more than one third of BMW’s steel will be “CO₂-reduced” + “CO₂-reduced” aluminum agreement

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2023 Leaderboard Summary

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Business and Human Rights: How companies can operationalize the UN Guiding Principles (Open Course)

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Practical Supplement to the Business Reference Guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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The Business Reference Guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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“Lead The Charge” Campaign Calls On Automakers To Capitalize on the EV Transition to Clean Up Their Supply Chains

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Hyundai Steel produces low-carbon, high-strength steel plates

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VW invests in resource-efficient battery design and signs agreements for “low CO2” steel and “environmentally-friendly”lithium

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Allegations of forced labor and human rights violations, and environmental damage in VW’s supply chains

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Allegations of pollution, workers’ rights violations and forced labour in Toyota’s supply chains

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Mercedes establishes multiple partnerships on steel, aluminum, and lithium with IRMA certification requirement

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Tesla’s gigafactory to use recycled materials in battery cell production

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Allegations of forced labor and human rights violations in rare earth supply chains

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Allegations of pollution, workers’ rights violations, forced labor and due diligence failings

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Stellantis invests in “low” and “zero” emissions lithium operations with offtake agreement and equity stake

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Allegations of workers’ rights and human rights violations in Stellantis parts plants and supply chains

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Nissan to use “low-CO₂” steel and green aluminum

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Pollution, child labour, workers’ rights violations and new coal-fired power plants in Hyundai-Kia’s supply chains

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Allegations of forced labor

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Recycling and unionization in GM’s battery supply chain

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Allegations of forced labour, workers’ rights violations and environmental degradation

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Geely & Volvo-owned Polestar sets goal to produce climate-neutral car by 2030

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Pollution allegations against BYD’s factory in China

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BMW signs agreements for low-carbon steel & aluminum in Europe, US and China

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Allegations of negative environmental impacts & forced labor

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Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all

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Shared Prosperity: The Investor Case For Freedom Of Association And Collective Bargaining

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Responsible sourcing: The business case for protecting land and environmental defenders and indigenous communities’ rights to land and resources

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Joining Together for a Just Transition: Indigenous Leadership in Emerging Green Economies

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Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas

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Enhancing effectiveness of non-State-based grievance mechanisms in cases of business-related human rights abuse

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Remediation, Grievance Mechanisms and the Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights

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A Vision for a Sustainable Battery Value Chain in 2030: Unlocking the Full Potential to Power Sustainable Development and Climate Change Mitigation

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Making Net-Zero Aluminum Possible: An industry-backed 1.5 degree-aligned transition strategy

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Making Net-Zero Steel Possible: An industry-backed, 1.5 degree aligned transition strategy

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What is Green Steel? Definitions and Scopes from Standards, Initiatives, and Policies around the World

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Demand for fossil-free & environmentally responsible steel

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Value Change in the Value Chain: Best practices in Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Management

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Supporting legislation to drive up standards

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Workers’ rights

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Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)

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Responsible sourcing of transition minerals

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Human rights grievance and remedy mechanisms

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Human rights due diligence in supply chains

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Environmental requirements and due diligence in supply chains

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Recycling and Reuse

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Demand for fossil-free & environmentally responsible batteries

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Demand for fossil-free & environmentally responsible aluminum

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Scope 3 Science-Based Targets

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Transparency and disclosure of supply chains and their emissions

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Ford signs agreements for various “low-carbon” and “zero-carbon” metals, including steel

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Allegations of supply chain worker rights violations, forced labor and environmental degradation