Promoting the sustainable and responsible use of cobalt in all forms Ms Carol-Lynne PETTIT REACH & Sustainability Manager Circul ular ar Econo nomy y Perspecti pective ves for futur ure End-of of-Li Life fe EV Ba Batter teries, ies, Circul ular ar Impacts ts Worksho hop, p, Brussels 7 De Dece cember ber 2017 17
Cobal balt has s many any key uses s in addition to rechargeable batteries, which can support circular economy aims Global obal ve versus sus Euro ropea pean – shows different pictures for use- volumes and value chains CRM (supply/demand and market access) – Cobalt obalt is main inly ly produ duce ced as a by-pro roduc duct from Copper and Nickel production Respons sponsibl ible e Sou ourcin rcing g (artisa isana nal l mini ning? ng?) ) – new CIRAF currently under development Nu Numer merous ous EU regula ulator ory y activi tivities ies on n coba balt lt compo ompounds ds presen ent t impli plicat atio ions (pos ossibl sible e barriers iers ) to CE aims…? Through the new Cobalt LCA study and EU PEF Pilot project on rechargeable batteries - Env nvir ironmen ental al aspects ects are now better er understo derstood od and d char harac acterised terised
Collecting new information about the use-vo volumes, es, material flows, , GLOBAL OBAL and value chains s for cobalt in Europe pe. This shows a different overall picture of end-uses by sector in the EU and globally. EUROPE OPEAN AN Batt tteri eries es Chem emicals
Cobalt balt Pro roductio duction n – mai ainly ly as as a a by-prod product uct Curr rrent nt Refined ned Produc uction tion Sourc urces es (CI): (Source: Roskill estimate) Copper 46% Other 1% Nickel 35% Cobalt 18% Curr rrent nt Refined ned Produc uction tion Sourc urces es (CI - New): (Source: CI estimate) Nickel Industry ~ 36% Copper Industry & Other ~ 58% Primary Cobalt Operations ~ 6%
International pressure from civil society Regulatory and policy pressures Artisanal mining is being poorly regulated LSM ( large scale mining ) responsible/sustainable working practices CI strategy = develop CIRAF (Cobalt Industry Risk Assessment Framework), working with RMI ( Responsible Minerals Initiative ), inter alia Universal Declaration of Human Rights • United Nations Guiding Principles for Business • and Human Rights OECD Guidelines for Responsible Sourcing • Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) • Equator Principles • Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) • ICMM Principles • CDI Principles •
Five Cobalt Salts ECHA is de deve veloping ping a R REACH CH Restr tricti ction proposal al – scope tbd … Cobalt Metal al NL has s proposed ed very y conserv ervati ative ve harmonise nised classifi ssificati cation on For example, Carc 1B by all routes with very low SCL (0.01%) – poses serious implications for metals industry (uses and recycling) NL also review iewin ing g cobalt with h tungste gsten n in hard metal expo posure Tricobal alt t Tetr traoxi aoxide de NL has proposed Co3O4 O4 ( with th NiO impurity ty ) ) as S SVHC C for R REACH CH Candidate ate List (potentia ial l futur ure Authori horisati ation on) ) - implications? Need for a m more e holisti istic c approach oach and proport portionali onality ty in Regulatio tion
CI has completed first industry-led Life Cycle le Assessmen ent (LCA) ‘cradle to gate’ study for global al refined ined cobalt lt produc uction ion: o better characterise the environmental effects (benefits) o provide new life cycle inventory (LCI) data to replace existing (uncertain) data o to support other LCA studies of cobalt-containing products. CI is participating to Produc duct Environme ironmental al Footprint int (PEF) programme - Rechargeable Batteries pilot project o PEF provides new approaches/tools to benchmark the environmental performance of products/services
Involves taking a Life Cycle Approach ch, and applying the appropriate tools, to illustrate the Role of C Cobalt in the Circula lar r Economy my COBALT PRODUCERS : Sustainability Reporting (GRI, etc.), Cobalt LCI-LCA Study SUPPLY CHAINS : Product Specifications, Eco-Design Responsible Sourcing END-USE SECTORS: Product sustainability profiles, Product Environmental Footprint SECONDARY COBALT : Collection Logistics, Recovery Technology Data needs for EOL ! Source Eurometaux
Cobalt lt Instit stitute ute Contact Details: David Weight t – Presi siden dent Carol-Lyn Lynne e Pettit tit – REACH H & Susta tainabi bility ty Manager er Brigitte tte Amoruso uso – Advoc ocacy cy & PR Cobalt Institute, 18 Jeffries Passage, Guildford, GU1 4AP, UK Tel: +44 1483 578877 cpettit@cobaltinstitute.org www.cobaltinstitute.org
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