Traceability, transparency and trust: What is needed to deliver real systemic change?
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Critical mineral supply chains remain opaque, often obscuring environmental harm and, human rights risks. Traceability is not only a moral imperative, but a strategic advantage. It enables businesses to manage risk, meet rising regulatory demands, secure access to key markets, and build trust with consumers, investors, and civil society.
This session explores the changes needed bring transparency to complex and fragmented supply chains, and how to overcome the biggest roadblocks to doing so.
- The role of technology in enabling traceability, and why it’s not enough on its own.
- How to overcome traceability challenges such as data gaps, lack of standardization, informal/artisanal mining.
- What level of traceability is necessary, and what’s practical across different tiers of the supply chain?
- Why traceability does not equal transparency and how to build credibility through clear disclosure.
- How to align traceability efforts with global standards and regulatory frameworks.