Initiative

Global Battery Alliance (GBA)

A multi-stakeholder alliance which, in Samsung SDI’s words, “aims to build sustainable battery value chains”. Samsung SDI reports joining it in March 2023.

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Samsung SDI

  1. 2025 Samsung SDI Sustainability Report ↗

    Published 2025-06 · Checked 2026-09-22

    for cobalt, 23 out of 25 smelters have been verified as RMI-conformant.

    PDF p.56, “Samsung SDI’s List of Cobalt Smelters and Refiners”, rows 1–25 (NO. / Refiner / Country); rows 22–25 are the four DRC entries; data year 2024.