Allegations jumped from 51 in 2021 to 148 over a five-year period, found a new Business & Human Rights Resource Centre report, with nickel-rich Indonesia topping the list, largely for harms involving local communities, serious risks to workers and water pollution.
As the world marks International Day of the Tropics, the Philippines has pledged to conserve 24 per cent of its land by 2040, but a severe shortage of forest rangers and chronic funding gaps threaten to keep the target out of reach.
The US and the European Union have intensified efforts to secure the minerals needed for a clean energy transition. But as investment grows, so does conflict throughout the sector.
Customers want low carbon nickel but refuse to pay more, says Nickel Industries’ Muchtazar, as experts look to carbon credits and new incentives to make Indonesia’s smelters go green.