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Nickel initiative: A multi-stakeholder approach to ESG in supply chains

Auteur: Freek van Til, Project Manager Responsible Investment & Sustainability, VBDO - 22/07/2025

Please note: This article was published as part of the VBDO AGM Engagement Report 2025 – Weighing the anchor. What the Nickel Initiative entails In 2024, VBDO, in collaboration with Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN), launched the Investor Initiative on Responsible Nickel […]

Investor briefing: Deep-Sea Mining – Risks, Realities & the Road Ahead

25/06/2025

This one-hour webinar will provide an up-to-date investor briefing on deep-sea mining, its risks and regulatory developments, and the role investors can play. It will review recent news, including proposals from the United States to unilaterally mine in international waters. […]

Deep dive webinar: Evaluating Mining Standards: Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities

19/03/2025

As the energy transition accelerates, ensuring strong environmental and social due diligence in mining is essential to achieving a just and responsible shift away from fossil fuels. This webinar provides a deep dive into key mining standards, including IRMA, IFC […]

Investors worldwide call for responsible mining practices in Nickel industries

20/02/2024

Publication: Investor statement on responsible EV nickel supply chains

36 investors with US$4.5 trillion in combined assets under management, have signed a statement demanding companies to enhance their environmental and social due diligence in nickel supply chains of the electric vehicle (EV) industry. They are calling for the incorporation […]

VBDO & Rainforest Foundation Norway investor statement on nickel mining and supply chains

11/01/2024

Publication: Investor Expectations Statement on Nickel Supply Chains

VBDO calls on all its members and other institutional investors to sign our investor statement on the requirements for improved social and environmental conditions for the nickel mining industry. Investors expect improved social and environmental due diligence in nickel supply […]