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Mining of metals & minerals: A rapid assessment

Mining of metals  & minerals
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  • 3 April 2025
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Mining of metals & minerals: A rapid assessment
Mining of metals & minerals: A rapid assessment (summary)

By conducting a rapid assessment of HRDD in metals and minerals industries, this research aims to identify the challenges and opportunities at play, drive action towards a just transition and inform an improved HRDD response that goes beyond compliance.

This work is funded by the Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS), a German development cooperation project on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH
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Mining of metals & minerals

Mining
Demand for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper puts human rights due diligence in mining under the spotlight.
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Responsible purchasing practices in European legislation

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