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Priority investments for building secure and resilient transition minerals supply – with funding from ClimateWorks Foundation*
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Priority investments for building secure and resilient transition minerals supply – with funding from ClimateWorks Foundation*

Levin Sources recently completed strategic assessments of transition minerals in 11 countries relevant to the just energy transition to support policymakers, philanthropic funders, industry and civil society by identifying the major levers through which minerals supply can be made more secure and resilient.

How the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation can support the responsible sourcing of Amazonian gold
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How the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation can support the responsible sourcing of Amazonian gold

October 21, 2024, by Estelle Levin-Nally

Explore the strengths and limitations of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation compared with other frameworks like the OECD Minerals Guidance and sector-specific standards, and why we need deeper engagement and cooperation to tackle illegal gold trade.

ANALYSIS REPORT OF DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EU BATTERIES REGULATION 2023
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ANALYSIS REPORT OF DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EU BATTERIES REGULATION 2023

This report provides an overview of the emerging due diligence obligations and ensuing recommended changes to common current due diligence practices of Drive Sustainability members.

Supporting cooperation across the global automotive value chain to advance respect for human rights and the environment
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Supporting cooperation across the global automotive value chain to advance respect for human rights and the environment

Levin Sources works with a range of individual businesses and governmental bodies, as well as industry and multi-stakeholder groupings, to help build a truly just and sustainable automotive sector that operates with respect for people and the environment across the entire production and use cycle of the vehicle.

The New EU Batteries Regulation: Driving companies to rise to the higher due diligence standard, with a broader social and environmental risk lens
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The New EU Batteries Regulation: Driving companies to rise to the higher due diligence standard, with a broader social and environmental risk lens

October 5, 2023, by Ashley Smith-Roberts and Julie Schindall

Key Takeaways on the New EU Batteries Regulation and implications for battery minerals value chains.

Rethinking traceability as a common good
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Rethinking traceability as a common good

May 15, 2023, by Julie Schindall and Estelle Levin-Nally

It’s time to acknowledge we will never have perfect traceability through the entire value chain of a mineral and that we might want to consider tracking products and the traceability of information in the minerals value chain as a common good.

GROUNDTRUTHING DOWNSTREAM ACTORS’ ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT DRC ASM GOLD
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GROUNDTRUTHING DOWNSTREAM ACTORS’ ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT DRC ASM GOLD

June 28, 2022, by Rachel Brass

USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project challenges negative assumptions about how DRC gold is extracted, associated risks, and how responsible mid-and downstream actors can tackle them.

Responsible Sourcing for the Just Transition: The biggest opportunity we have yet to seize
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Responsible Sourcing for the Just Transition: The biggest opportunity we have yet to seize

May 31, 2022, by Julie Schindall

An overview of tools companies that use minerals and metals in their products – or produce them – have at their disposal to demonstrate responsible sourcing.

USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project launches refiners Community of Practice to help set up responsible gold supply chain from eastern DRC
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USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project launches refiners Community of Practice to help set up responsible gold supply chain from eastern DRC

May 27, 2022, by Rachel Brass

Gold refiners Heimerle + Meule, IGR, Italpreziosi, L’Orfebre, MKS PAMP, PX Precinox, and Rand Refinery have joined a group of refiners interested in learning and sharing the realities of ASM gold from the DRC.

Working with SMEs towards sustainable supply chains
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Working with SMEs towards sustainable supply chains

April 27, 2022, by Estelle Levin-Nally with Asher Smith

Explore how large companies can further their sustainability efforts by partnering with and supporting improvements in SMEs along the entirety of their supply chain.

Choosing to Engage. On partnerships, leverage, and governance
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Choosing to Engage. On partnerships, leverage, and governance

April 25, 2022, by Estelle Levin-Nally with Asher Smith

We explain why successful sustainable supply chains need to seek out partnerships through the example of Fairphone.

In supply chain sustainability, what to prioritise first?
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In supply chain sustainability, what to prioritise first?

April 21, 2022, by Estelle Levin Nally and Asher Smith

You're motivated to improve your minerals supply chain’s sustainability by environmental and human factors. But where do you start?

The 7 Billion Pound Reason to Focus on Supply Chains
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The 7 Billion Pound Reason to Focus on Supply Chains

April 14, 2022, by Estelle Levin-Nally with Asher Smith

At Levin Sources, we don’t think about supply chains only in terms of avoiding harm and managing risks, we are squarely in the camp of opportunity maximisation. Find out more in this article.

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