2026 Auto Supply Chain Leaderboard shows growing demand for responsibly sourced minerals – signaling a clear trajectory for the mining industry

Automakers are increasingly pursuing responsibly sourced minerals for their electric vehicles, with leading companies starting to impose more stringent requirements on mining suppliers, according to a new analysis of 18 global automakers’ supply chain practices. The fourth edition of the Lead the Charge Auto Supply Chain Leaderboard finds that automaker commitments and supplier requirements for […]

Guinean communities at risk from transition mineral mining speak out

Boubacar Bah crossing the Cogon River.

A new report released today by the international human rights organization Inclusive Development International and the Guinean NGOs Action Mines-Guinea, CECIDE and ADREMGUI, “I Will Do Anything to Stay Here”: What a Just Energy Transition Means to Communities at Risk from Bauxite Mining in Guinea, presents perspectives from people at risk from the anticipated expansion […]

Les communautés guinéennes menacées par l’exploitation minière des minéraux de transition expriment leurs préoccupations

Boubacar Bah crossing the Cogon River.

Un nouveau rapport publié aujourd’hui par Inclusive Development International, l’organisation internationale de défense des droits humains, et les ONG guinéennes Action Mines-Guinée, CECIDE et ADREMGUI, « Je ferai tout pour rester ici » : ce que signifie une transition écologique juste pour les communautés menacées par l’exploitation minière de la bauxite en Guinée, présente les points de vue […]

Statement of concern over criminalization of human rights defenders in Ecuador

This week, three community leaders who have peacefully opposed the Curipamba – El Domo mining project in Bolivar, Ecuador, were sentenced to 4 years in prison for the alleged crime of violating private property. According to local civil society organizations, the trial was marked by irregularities and the judge prevented a monitoring group of national and international human […]

Supreme Court Victory for Mining-Affected Communities in North Sumatra

Dairi Regency community representatives, students and civil society organizations demonstrate outside the Supreme Court in Jakarta. Indonesia’s Supreme Court has ruled that an environmental permit granted to the Dairi Prima Mineral zinc and lead mine in North Sumatra should be revoked. This is a major win for local community representatives who have been fighting to […]

Aluminum industry watchdog ignored violations at Guinea mine

Last month, the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) granted provisional certification to the Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) mining operation in Sangaredi, Guinea. This certification wrongly suggests that bauxite ore sourced from the CBG mine qualifies as part of a responsible aluminum value chain, despite extensive evidence of the ongoing and unresolved human rights impacts […]