Updates and event notes from ESG Cooperation Hub.

Africa–Asia dialogues (2025)

In 2025 we will convene Africa–Asia dialogues focused on worker-driven micro-change, sharing lessons from mining, new energy, and electronics. The series will align grievance/remedy mechanisms, data trust, and disclosure practices across regions.

Topics: worker grievance and remedy, data transparency, regulatory alignment, and supply-chain collaboration.

RBA partner session (San Jose)

At the November 2024 RBA partner session in San Jose, 10 speakers and 34 organizations discussed supply-chain human-rights compliance and worker-driven improvements.

  • Shared field experiences from mining and electronics
  • Discussed grievance/remedy, data trust, and disclosure
  • Invited partners to join 2025 cross-continent pilots

Critical minerals: Jakarta closed-door dialogue

May 2024 in Jakarta, we hosted a closed-door dialogue with unions, NGOs, media, and companies to surface labor and community risks in smelter parks.

  • Clarified worker safety, environmental, and community concerns
  • Set expectations for company responses and remediation timelines
  • Laid the groundwork for the Beijing workshop and international sharing