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2024年5月9日

作者:
Spiegel,
作者:
Heise

Morocco: BMW confirms there are environmental problems at Managem's cobalt mine

"E-cars: BMW admits to environmental problems at Moroccan cobalt mine"

Investigators have found "high concentrations of arsenic in waste and water collection systems" in and around a cobalt mine owned by BMW supplier Managem.

BMW has given new impetus to allegations that the cobalt supplier Managem in Morocco violated environmental standards in the vicinity of the Bou Azzer mine. According to relevant reports by NDR, WDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Munich-based car manufacturer commissioned an environmental audit in late fall, the results of which are now available to the research partners. According to the findings, the auditors also discovered "high concentrations of arsenic in waste and water collection systems on the mine site itself and in the immediate vicinity". They were neither able to establish nor rule out a link to mine operations.

The original research indicated that large quantities of arsenic were being released into the environment from the mine. The concentration in a nearby river had far exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) limit for drinking water. Scientists called for "immediate action". BMW concluded a contract worth 100 million euros with Managem in 2020. This provides for the supply of cobalt, which the Munich-based company uses to build batteries for electric cars. BMW sources the majority of the raw material required for this from Australia and around a fifth from Morocco. Following repeated problems with suppliers, the manufacturers are working on reducing the proportion of cobalt used in battery production. [...]

BMW has now told the reporting team that Managem has implemented construction measures. [...]

Experts such as Miriam Saage-Maaß from the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) believe that this does not go far enough. [...]

BMW refused to withdraw from the supply contract with Managem. However, a package of measures for permanent improvement in the area of water management is in the works. Initially, there were also reports of serious violations of labor and social standards at the Bou-Azzer plant. However, a separate audit is said to only refer to minor violations of social standards. BMW considers these allegations to be invalidated, but also does not want to present the relevant audit report. [...]

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