Initiative

Pact

International nonprofit supporting responsible artisanal cobalt programmes in the DRC.

Sources support the description and the individual connections below. Publication and checking dates refer to the evidence, not a guarantee of current operations.

Documented relationships

Reported means the cited source describes the relationship at its evidence date. Historical relationships refer to an earlier period. Announced agreements may not have been implemented. None of these labels confirms that trade continues today.

  • Announced · Evidence as of 2020-11-23

    Supports

    Pact was named as a participant in the planned EGC technical committee supporting responsible sourcing diligence.

    1 source
    1. EGC enters into a trading agreement with Trafigura

      Trafigura · Published 2020-11-23 · Checked 2026-09-16

      Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (“EGC”) has today announced the signing of a trading agreement with Trafigura Pte Ltd (“Trafigura”).

      Opening paragraph; paragraphs 2–4 describe finance, prospective delivery, technical committee and Mutoshi pilot.

  • Historical · Evidence as of 2020-06-22 · From 2018-01 · Until 2020-03

    Supports

    Pact provided monitoring and technical support to the historical Mutoshi artisanal pilot, suspended in March 2020.

    3 sources
    1. The Mutoshi pilot project: Local economic impact of a project aimed at formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining

      Pact · Published 2019-12-03 · Checked 2026-09-16

      A pilot project was initiated in January 2018 and is ongoing.

      Report landing-page introduction; names Trafigura, Chemaf, COMIAKOL and Pact as participants. Report commissioned by Trafigura: not independent corroboration of the sponsor.

    2. Update on Mutoshi Pilot Project

      Pact · Published 2020-06-22 · Checked 2026-09-16

      operations at the Mutoshi Pilot Project were suspended in March 2020.

      Only article paragraph; reports still closed on publication date.

    3. Trafigura Responsibility Report 2018

      Trafigura · Published 2018 · Checked 2026-09-16

      In 2018, Trafigura signed a three-year cobalt hydroxide marketing agreement with mining company, Chemaf.

      Printed page 21 (PDF page 23), From ASM to semi-mechanised mining at Mutoshi Cobalt; following paragraphs describe COMIAKOL and Pact roles.