Knowledge · Reports & research

What we publish, and why.

The FCA reports openly. Its annual accounts, research, frameworks and open datasets are how the work is held to account, by members and by anyone else.

Why we publish

A public record.

Multi-stakeholder initiatives are sometimes accused of being talking shops. The FCA's answer is documentation: audited annual reports, an open monitoring framework, public baseline datasets, and frameworks developed with industry standard-setters.

The selection below groups the main publications. For specific documents or older quarterly updates, contact the secretariat.

Annual reporting

Impact & Finance Reports

2025 Impact & Finance ReportThe fifth full year of the programme: results, finances and lessons across every focus area.
Published June 2026
2021–2024 Impact & Finance ReportsThe full run of annual accounts and impact reporting since the FCA's first year.
Annual + mid-year 2024
Frameworks & tools

Standards and methods

ASM Normative Cobalt FrameworkThe ESG framework for responsible artisanal cobalt, developed with industry standard-setters.
with RCI / RMI
Book-and-Claim Credit FrameworkA mineral-agnostic standard for credit schemes, open for public consultation.
Draft, v1.0 due 2026
Monitoring & Evaluation FrameworkHow the FCA links activities to outcomes and measures change.
Result chains
Research & data

Evidence base

Annual Survey of the FCAA perception survey of miners at the Kamilombe site, with questionnaires and data published openly.
Open datasets 2023, 2024
Digging for ChangeThe founding multi-disciplinary analysis of the Kasulu and Kamilombe mine sites.
2020 baseline
Child rights in cobalt ASMStudies on opportunities for business and finance to advance children's rights in the sector.
Research
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