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Amnesty International gives EV makers low marks for human rights policies


Companies need to be more transparent about where they get battery materials.

Automakers aren’t doing enough to identify and prevent human rights abuses along supply chains for EV batteries, Amnesty International warns in a new report. “Even the better-performing companies have significant room for improvement,” says Quynh Tran, a researcher in the business and human rights team at Amnesty International. The scores reflect how prepared each company is to identify and deal with potential human rights abuses tied to supply chains for cobalt, copper, lithium, and nickel.

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