🌱 What is the Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance?
On December 12th, 2022, the Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance was announced at COP15 in Montreal. The alliance aims “to drive the global uptake of environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive and responsible mining, processing and recycling practices and responsible critical minerals supply chains”. The alliance includes Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the USA. The members have pledged to “put human rights, sustainability and the highest environmental, social and governance standards at the heart of [their] critical mineral supply chains, helping to build the prosperous, low-carbon economy of the future”.
🌱 What will the Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance do?
The members of the alliance have committed to “voluntarily work toward developing sustainable and inclusive mining practices and sourcing critical minerals that: employ a nature-positive approach, support local and indigenous communities, help fight climate change, restore ecosystems, build a circular economy, [and] foster ethical corporate practices”. To achieve these goals, the alliance hopes to work together with Indigenous communities, industry, NGOs, and other non-state actors.
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