03 June 2025
In May 2025, Harita Nickel had the honour of attending the OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains in Paris. This globally respected event, hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and civil society to shape the future of responsible mineral sourcing—a topic central to the world’s clean energy transition.
The Forum has become a key platform for discussing how critical minerals—such as nickel, lithium, manganese, and cobalt—are sourced, supplied, and integrated into technologies that power electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy systems. These resources are essential, but their extraction, processing and supply carry significant environmental and social responsibilities.
Harita Nickel attended amongst a host of critical mineral producers from key regions. Anglo American (UK–South Africa) mines a range of minerals including platinum and iron ore; SQM Lithium (Chile) is one of the world’s largest lithium producers; and Eramet (France) specializes in manganese and nickel.
Each of these companies contributes a vital link in the EV or energy transition supply chain, and we were proud to come together with a shared goal: to promote responsibility and transparency in the inherently complex and high-impact industry of mining.
One session—“On-the-Ground Impacts of Due Diligence: Perspectives from the Mining Sector”—focused on how ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards are being implemented at mine sites and how the sector is moving beyond compliance and evolving continuously. Moderated by Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), the discussion highlighted the growing importance of credible, globally recognised benchmarks.
At Harita Nickel, we shared how aligning with IRMA’s multi-stakeholder standard is helping us turn policy into practice. This process has strengthened internal accountability, improved risk management, and brought cross-departmental teams together around shared sustainability goals.
These conversations matter. Responsible mineral sourcing doesn’t begin at the battery factory or trading desk—it starts at the mine. And if we are serious about building ethical, transparent supply chains for the energy transition, upstream producers must play a central role. It takes a full-system approach—miners, refiners, regulators, and buyers working in sync.
We were proud to join this global conversation, and to share our perspective from the front lines of nickel production. From our operations on Obi Island, we are working to ensure that the global shift to electric mobility and renewable energy includes a strong foundation of environmental protection and community respect.
The energy transition cannot succeed without responsible minerals. At Harita Nickel, we are committed to doing our part—ensuring that value creation doesn’t come at the expense of people or the planet.
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