Bringing the whole supply chain together to act at the source.
In the Alliance's view, cross-sector and pre-competitive collaboration is the only way to tackle problems that no one company can address alone. The FCA convenes the entire supply chain, pre-competitively, to act together at the source.
Why the Alliance sees collaboration as the only way forward.
The cobalt supply chain runs from a cooperative in Kolwezi through refiners and component makers to the carmakers and electronics brands whose products depend on it. A problem at the mine is everyone's problem, but no one link can solve it alone.
The FCA is the pre-competitive space where those links meet: cooperatives on the ground, refiners, battery manufacturers, automotive and electronics companies, financial institutions, government bodies, academics and civil society. Competitors share the cost and the work.
Through that collaboration, members’ demand for responsible cobalt is directed into investment at the mine, and standards, data and oversight are shared across the chain.
How members work together.
Pre-competitive platform
A pre-competitive space where competitors collaborate on shared, non-commercial problems.
Pooled investment
Member contributions, scaled to cobalt dependency, fund the on-the-ground programme.
Shared standards
A common ASM cobalt framework, developed with industry standard-setters.
Government & civil society
State bodies and Congolese organisations at the table, including representation for artisanal miners.
In fact, we believe that collaboration is the ONLY way forward. Through collaboration, artisanal cobalt mining can become a strong driver for development, turning mineral endowments into long-term prosperity for Congolese communities.The Fair Cobalt AllianceMore initiatives, mapped and tracked.
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