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• Financial Times’ Caselet
  Posted in newspublication on 11 September 2023

  This Financial Times’ caselet authored by Michael Posner (NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights) and Dorothee Baumann-Pauly focuses on the human rights challenges in the cobalt supply chain.

• Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Addressing Root Causes of Human Rights Abuses
  Posted in publication on 8 February 2023

  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.

• Ethics of cobalt mining must be taken seriously by traders
  Posted in newspublication on 22 March 2022

  Prof. Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Prof. Michael Posner co-authored the Financial Times op-ed titled “Ethics of Cobalt Mining Must Be Taken Seriously by Traders”.

• “Stand Strong Together for Human Rights”
  Posted in news on 17 March 2022

  In an interview with AUDI AG, our director Dorothee Baumann-Pauly reiterates that human rights is central to the green energy transition.

• 19th Swiss Geoscience Meeting
  Posted in event on 19 November 2021

  The 2021 SGM plenary session on Friday November 19th is entitled “Climate, Resources and Environment: conflicts, synergies & compromises”. During the symposium prominent national and international scientists will share their views on aspects ranging from climate science, energy transition and impact on ecosystems and society.