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Elizabeth A. Bennett.

Elizabeth A. BennettEndowed Professor; Strategic Advisor · UN Forum on Sustainability Standards (advisory role)LinkedIn ↗

Roles are listed as credited at the 2026 summit. Passage assignments are based on transcript context and remain unconfirmed.

UNFSS is an advisory affiliation, separate from the professorial role.

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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.

Shares and geography are attributed, not independently checked.

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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 ↗
Unidentified speaker
The Cleanest Ton: Critical Minerals, Trust, and the New Extractive BargainWatch passage →
reported research · DAY 3 · 10:49

The rights researcher reports rising allegations at large-scale transition-mineral mines and weak corporate accountability.

Allegations are not adjudicated violations; tracker scope differs from ASM.

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Christopher BoardSustainability Specialist · International Tin AssociationLinkedIn ↗
Elizabeth A. BennettEndowed Professor; Strategic Advisor · UN Forum on Sustainability Standards (advisory role)LinkedIn ↗
Blanca Racionero GómezSenior Researcher, Just Transition and Natural Resources · Business & Human Rights Resource CentreLinkedIn ↗
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.

Framing question.

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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 ↗
Unidentified speaker
The Cleanest Ton: Critical Minerals, Trust, and the New Extractive BargainWatch passage →
reported institution · DAY 3 · 16:16

Community agreements are described as requiring mining-company commitments to local services and skills.

Existence of a requirement does not demonstrate fulfilment or consent.

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

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