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Tag: mining

  • Factsheet – Trading raw materials responsibly

    Global trade rules on raw materials are underpinned by standards. Those who set them decide who trades, whose practices are legitimised, whose voices count, and how resources are governed. Trade rules and related standards must be worthy of people and planet. Our factsheet shows how.

  • Joint letter on outdated EU Extractive Waste Directive

    ECOS co-signed a letter to EU Commissioner Roswall highlighting the need to review the outdated EU Extractive Waste Directive, and to bring it in line with global best practice.

  • Risks posed by the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative

    Alongside other civil society, Indigenous rights, and labour organisations, ECOS has signed this joint briefing aimed at automakers and other downstream minerals purchasers. It highlights the risks posed by the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI) to communities, workers, ecosystems, investors, and downstream purchasers.

ECOS is co-funded by the European Commission and EFTA Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EISMEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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