Dem. Rep of Congo: Industry giants fail to tackle child labour allegations in cobalt battery supply chains says new report
Amnesty International conducted research into the cobalt due diligence policies and practices of many well-known consumer electronics companies, electric vehicle manufacturers and the companies in their supply chains. As part of the research, Amnesty International contacted these companies and asked about their cobalt supply and their human rights due diligence practices. These were their responses. These responses relate to the report: Time to Recharge: Corporate Action and Inaction to Tackle Abuses in the Cobalt Supply Chain.
The following companies disagreed with their ranking against at least one of the five criteria: Apple, BMW, Daimler, Dell, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), General Motors (GM), HP, Huawei, Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co, Hunan Shanshan Energy Technology, L&F Co., Lenovo, LG, Microsoft, Renault, Samsung, Sony, Tesla, Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co., Vodafone, Volkswagen and ZTE.
The following companies did not respond to AI: Tianjin B&M Science & Technology Joint Stock Co. Ltd., Amperex Technology Co., BYD Co., Coslight Tehcnology International Group, Shenzhen BAKBattery Co;.
You can view all of their comments in PDF format here.