
Mercedes-Benz
published its Raw Materials Report 2024.
It declares that “Since 2021, we have been using IRMA as a precondition in all battery-related awardings and require our suppliers to exclusively use cobalt, lithium, nickel, natural graphite, manganese and copper from IRMA-audited mines in newly commissioned scopes of supply. (…) With the strategic decision to work only with suppliers who agree to the requirements of IRMA in the future, Mercedes-Benz seeks to ensure that its products contain only materials that have been mined and produced without violating human rights or environmental standards.”