Conflict Minerals: Unethically Mined Cobalt Haunts Companies’ Supply Chains

Jun 8, 2018 | Alyssa Danigelis, Environmental Leader
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Cobalt, a chemical element crucial for making lithium-ion batteries, continues to be mined using child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With the DRC producing two-thirds of the world’s cobalt and demand expected to increase, companies are struggling to clean up their supply chains, CNN reported.