Volkswagen Volkswagen publishes Responsible Raw Materials Report 2021

Volkswagen publishes Responsible Raw Materials Report 2021

• Volkswagen Group reports annually on progress in transparency and risk mitigation in its raw material supply chains
• Report focusses on 16 high-risk raw materials, including battery materials such as lithium and cobalt
• In the new report, Volkswagen discloses for the first time its tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold suppliers and their countries of origin
• Volkswagen Group's Board Member for Purchasing, Murat Aksel: “We can only overcome global challenges and succeed in protecting the environment as well as human rights, if we work together with all relevant stakeholders and our business partners along the supply chain.”

The Volkswagen Group is striving to lead the automotive industry from the front in the field of responsible raw material sourcing. In 2021, the Group published its first Responsible Raw Materials Report. It detailed Volkswagen’s methodology and activities within a newly implemented due diligence framework. This year’s report takes a first look back on significant achievements and offers an outlook on the challenges ahead...



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Not nearly as comprehensive and transparent as the reports from Tesla and Polestar.