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The World’s Biggest EV Maker Has the Industry’s Worst Human Rights Appraisal
Amnesty International has issued a report charting the supply chains and human rights due diligence policies of 13 major EV manufacturers. The results are a world away from the clean, safe future that electric vehicles promise.
Amnesty International has released a report claiming the world’s leading EV makers are failing to adequately demonstrate how they address human rights risks in their mineral supply chains, which gather vital materials for making electric car batteries. Mitsubishi said Amnesty’s report was based on information dating from 2023, “but we have initiated numerous efforts since then.” These measures, said the Japanese company, include using AI to “analyze potential connections with suppliers related to conflict minerals and other issues.” “Because Chinese companies want access to Europe, the EU has a powerful leverage to say, ‘Well, if you want to come to this market, you need to meet our standards.’” says Henry Sanderson, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence executive editor and author of Volt Rush, a 2022 book that dug into automakers’ sometimes murky EV supply chains.
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