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Alec Popper.

Alec PopperResponsible Sourcing & Sustainability Officer · Cobalt InstituteLinkedIn ↗

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sector description · DAY 3 · 3:13

Cobalt extraction and refining are described as concentrated in a few countries with energy-transition and other uses.

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Elizabeth A. BennettEndowed Professor; Strategic Advisor · UN Forum on Sustainability Standards (advisory role)LinkedIn ↗
Alec PopperResponsible Sourcing & Sustainability Officer · Cobalt InstituteLinkedIn ↗
The Cleanest Ton: Critical Minerals, Trust, and the New Extractive BargainWatch passage →
sector description · DAY 3 · 7:46

Tin is used across electronics and the energy transition; its production geography reflects historical economic change.

Sector history and use shares are speaker claims.

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Alec PopperResponsible Sourcing & Sustainability Officer · Cobalt InstituteLinkedIn ↗
Elizabeth A. BennettEndowed Professor; Strategic Advisor · UN Forum on Sustainability Standards (advisory role)LinkedIn ↗
Christopher BoardSustainability Specialist · International Tin AssociationLinkedIn ↗
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The Cleanest Ton: Critical Minerals, Trust, and the New Extractive BargainWatch passage →
question · DAY 3 · 13:42

The moderator asks where power and gatekeeping lie before designing shared systems.

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Blanca Racionero GómezSenior Researcher, Just Transition and Natural Resources · Business & Human Rights Resource CentreLinkedIn ↗
Elizabeth A. BennettEndowed Professor; Strategic Advisor · UN Forum on Sustainability Standards (advisory role)LinkedIn ↗
Alec PopperResponsible Sourcing & Sustainability Officer · Cobalt InstituteLinkedIn ↗
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The Cleanest Ton: Critical Minerals, Trust, and the New Extractive BargainWatch passage →

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