What the Alliance publishes, and why.
The FCA publishes its annual accounts, research, frameworks and open datasets, for members and anyone else to read.
Publications
Published reports and data.
The FCA documents its work through audited annual reports, an open monitoring framework, public baseline datasets, and frameworks developed with industry standard-setters.
The selection below groups the main publications. Specific documents and older quarterly updates are available from the Alliance's secretariat.
Annual reporting
Impact & Finance Reports
2025 Impact & Finance ReportThe fifth full year of the programme: results, finances and lessons across every focus area.
2021–2024 Impact & Finance ReportsThe full run of annual accounts and impact reporting since the FCA's first year.
Frameworks & tools
Standards and methods
ASM Normative Cobalt FrameworkThe ESG framework for responsible artisanal cobalt, developed with industry standard-setters.
Book-and-Claim Credit FrameworkA mineral-agnostic standard for credit schemes, open for public consultation.
Monitoring & Evaluation FrameworkHow the FCA links activities to outcomes and measures change.
Research & data
Evidence base
Annual Survey of the FCAA perception survey of miners at the Kamilombe site, with questionnaires and data published openly.
Digging for ChangeThe founding multi-disciplinary analysis of the Kasulu and Kamilombe mine sites.
Child rights in cobalt ASMStudies on opportunities for business and finance to advance children's rights in the sector.
On the Hub
More initiatives, mapped and tracked.
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