Cobalt: the 27th element, within almost all modern electronics, and mined
unethically. It is a controversial issue around how cobalt is attained in
modern day with most of the world’s supply coming from the Democratic Republic
of Congo. The issues arise with children mining this element in dangerous
conditions and then being sold off to Chinese foundries. Initiatives have
popped up such as the “Global Battery Alliance dedicated to ensuring an ethical
and sustainable global supply chain for lithium-ion battery production”
(Danigelis). Cobalt is key in producing lithium ion batteries which is in most
electronics and it is even dangerous covering this issue. Companies are
stepping up to tackle this issue and it will be a long and difficult path to
ensure that cobalt can mined in an environmentally friendly and ethical way.
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