Articles and opinions,Publication,Raw materials policy

For consistent protection of human rights and the environment in the EU Battery Regulation

The Civil Society Working Group on Raw Materials welcomes the European Commission's draft battery regulation presented in December 2020. The proposed legislation introduces mandatory requirements for all in...
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Extractivism Reloaded – commodity policy in Latin America since the boom from 2003

At the beginning of the 2000s, Latin America showed that things could be different: Starting from Venezuela, ‘progressive’ governments were elected in various countries and the so-called ‘Left Decade’ heralded. According to [...]
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Raw materials policy crash course 2020 - online seminar series

Der Crashkurs Rohstoffpolitik für politische Multiplikator*innen führt dieses Jahr in das Thema Rohstoffwende ein. Rohstoffabbau, -nutzung und -verbrauch stehen in direkter Verbindung mit vielfältigen Menschenrechts-, Umwelt- und Entwicklungsproblemen....
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Statement on the German Raw Materials Efficiency Programme (ProgRess III)

As a civil society organisation, we generally welcome the third edition of the German Raw Materials Efficiency Programme. The many measures show which challenges for the protection of resources lie ahead of German politics,...
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Supply chain responsibility: China's Role in Debate and Standard-Setting

The debate on binding human rights and environmental protection along the entire supply chain has gained momentum. Internationally, as well as in Germany, legal regulations are being debated. In the dispute comes a [...]
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