Resources for renewables industry connected to human rights and environmental concerns - Misereor
A fairer procurement of resources needed to manufacture renewable energy facilities would help the energy transition 鈥渕ake a real contribution to more global justice and climate protection,鈥� says catholic relief organisation Misereor in a press release. The boom of renewables has a 鈥減roblematic side effect鈥�, as it entails an increased need for natural resources, like iron ore from Brazil, copper from Peru and Chile, and bauxite from Guinea. While German companies put a lot of focus on sustainability criteria, human rights due diligence is still not implemented sufficiently, according to a Misereor study. 鈥淔or renewables to actually supply 鈥榗lean鈥� power, resource procurement must be free from human rights violations,鈥� said Pirmin Spiegel, managing director at Misereor.
Find the press release in German and the study in German .