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Comment by mlinksva

I was curious what the DRC map on https://valkyrie.cdn.ifixit.com/media/2023/12/06065751/disas... (included in the post) could signify.

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> In addition, we account for 100% of the cobalt used in the battery by buying cobalt credits, which support the improvement of working conditions for artisanal cobalt miners in the DRC.

Presumably that's what the map signifies. Good to know/in case anyone else was curious.

Related discussion 10 years ago, only one I could find on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5813730

Added: https://www.faircobaltalliance.org/supply-chain-wide-collabo... and presumably what the improvement mention above is about https://www.faircobaltalliance.org/approach/professionalizin... ?

parent mlinksva 2 years ago

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