Financing the Responsible Supply of Energy Transition Minerals for Sustainable Development

The finance sector is central to advancing responsible mining as demand grows for energy transition minerals like lithium, cobalt and rare earths. This report identifies the key issues to ensure the low-carbon transition is supplied with minerals responsibly and on time. 

It examines how financing for mineral extraction must be reformed to support environmentally and socially responsible production and fair benefit-sharing. 

The report also underscores the challenge of boosting primary metal supply while curbing demand through circular economy and resource-efficiency measures.