Category: RCS Global Group News

How tech can drive ASM improvements from cobalt to mica

Written on November 1, 2019. Posted in RCS Global Group News.

Photo ©Nicholas Garrett, 2019 The decision allowing artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) metal to be traded on the London Metal Exchange (LME) confirms that ASM is here to stay. The sector needs to...

RCS Global Group statement: response to LME announcement on artisanally mined metals

Written on October 28, 2019. Posted in RCS Global Group News.

Photo: © USAID Berlin, 28 October, 2019 On Friday October 25, the London Metal Exchange (LME) announced its responsible sourcing requirements following a formal consultation. RCS Global Group considers...

RCS Global partners with Ford Motor Company, Huayou Cobalt, IBM, LG Chem for blockchain pilot.

Written on January 16, 2019. Posted in RCS Global Group News.

We are excited to announce the launch of a major blockchain pilot to address concerns in strategic mineral supply chains Our goal is to create an open, industrywide network to trace and validate minerals...

Investigating the extent of direct mineral sales by governments and SOEs

Written on December 12, 2018. Posted in RCS Global Group News.

In response to growing scrutiny into the sales of minerals and metals by governments and state-owned enterprises (SOEs), NRGI has worked with RCS Global to produce a working paper to better understand...

New Report: Supply Chain Human Rights Risk Management

Written on November 15, 2018. Posted in RCS Global Group News.

On 14 November the discussion paper “Supply Chain Human Rights Risk Management: Blockchain and Emerging Technology” was launched in London. The paper is the result of a collaboration between...

Reuters: Lessons learnt for the ‘conflict mineral of the moment

Written on October 4, 2018. Posted in RCS Global Group News.

RCS Global Group Responsible Sourcing Leadership Series: Our Talk with Rio Tinto About Creating Responsible Diamond Value Chains

Written on October 1, 2018. Posted in Industry Guidance Notes.

As part of RCS Global’s Responsible Sourcing Leadership Series, we are conducting interviews with a number of global companies and organisations in mineral supply chains that are demonstrating industry...

S&P Global Platts: Ethical metals: Cobalt traders adopt blockchain to gain ‘automated trust’ as demand from EVs sector grows

Written on September 26, 2018. Posted in RCS Global Group News.

Wall Street Journal – Despite Cleanup Vows, Smartphones and Electric Cars Still Keep Miners Digging by Hand in Congo

Written on September 13, 2018. Posted in RCS Global Group News.

Fast Company – Timberland Is Helping Rebuild Haiti’s Cotton Industry

Written on September 2, 2018. Posted in RCS Global Group News.

Category: RCS Global Group News

How tech can drive ASM improvements from cobalt to mica

RCS Global Group statement: response to LME announcement on artisanally mined metals

RCS Global partners with Ford Motor Company, Huayou Cobalt, IBM, LG Chem for blockchain pilot.

Investigating the extent of direct mineral sales by governments and SOEs

New Report: Supply Chain Human Rights Risk Management

Reuters: Lessons learnt for the ‘conflict mineral of the moment

RCS Global Group Responsible Sourcing Leadership Series: Our Talk with Rio Tinto About Creating Responsible Diamond Value Chains

S&P Global Platts: Ethical metals: Cobalt traders adopt blockchain to gain ‘automated trust’ as demand from EVs sector grows

Wall Street Journal – Despite Cleanup Vows, Smartphones and Electric Cars Still Keep Miners Digging by Hand in Congo

Fast Company – Timberland Is Helping Rebuild Haiti’s Cotton Industry

RCS Global and Responsible Minerals Initiative Expand Better Mining Programme

GIZ and RCS Global form technical collaboration to pilot empowering cooperatives to assess risks and implement improvement measures at ASM cobalt mine sites

RCS Global and UNICEF announce collaboration to tackle child rights infringements in artisanal mining

CMOC and IXM join RCS Global Group’s Better Mining program to improve conditions on and around ASM sites

Walking the Talk on ASM Assurance and Impact: How Better Mining data drives improvement on 38 ASM sites

New supply chain tracing project to develop an industry protocol and platform to increase downstream tracing of goods made with child and forced labor

NorNickel joining RCS Global – IBM Blockchain Collaboration (RSBN). Signals responsibility commitment.

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