Global Push for Responsible Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Around mid-2025, momentum grew worldwide to secure responsible supply chains for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements. This push is driven by the convergence of three forces: the urgency to accelerate the clean energy transition, the desire to reduce strategic dependencies, and the imperative to avoid repeating past extractive patterns that harmed communities and ecosystems. Leading international forums, including the G7 and the OECD, have placed responsible sourcing at the center of their agendas, emphasizing that future supply security depends as much on ethical and environmental standards as it does on geological availability.