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• As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners
  Posted in newspublication on 25 November 2020

  In this op-ed, Prof. Dorothee Baumann-Pauly and Serra Cremer Iyi point out that mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo is risky because of the prevalence of artisanal small-scale mining.

• Why Cobalt Mining in the DRC Needs Urgent Attention
  Posted in newspublication on 29 October 2020

  This article from Dorothée Baumann-Pauly is published online on the Council on Foreign Relations blog.

• Multinationales responsables: un débat émotionnel qui omet l’essentiel
  Posted in newspublication on 16 October 2020

  In this op-ed published in Le Temps, Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Sarah Dekkiche recommend moving away from the polarized and emotional debates surrounding the Responsible Business Initiative and rather refocusing on the definition of common standards and measures across different industrial sectors.

• Geopolitis - Milliardaires: Maîtres du monde ?
  Posted in news on 11 October 2020

  Dorothée Baumann-Pauly is interviewed by Marcel Mione for the television program “Geopolitis” broadcast on RTS 1 and TV5 Monde, on the topic of philanthropy.

• Cobalt can be sourced responsibly, and it’s time to act
  Posted in newspublication on 16 September 2020

  In this op-ed, Dorothée Baumann-Pauly calls for human rights to be at the centre of a “green recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic and argues the cobalt mining industry is ripe for change.