White Papers

As demand for cobalt used in electric vehicles and smart devices skyrockets, this new white paper by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly urges dramatic changes to mining practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Drawing on their two earlier reports on greenwashing, Dorothée Baumann-Pauly with co-author Veronica Bates-Kassatly published a white paper, which highlights the data challenges of making sustainability claims in fashion.

This white paper recommends governments work with multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) to craft human and labor rights policies to protect workers.

This World Economic Forum White Paper is an independent expert assessment based on Prof. Dorothee Baumann-Pauly’s review of three pilot projects that seek to formalize artisanal mining of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).