A new briefing from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre highlights the human rights and environmental impacts of nickel mining in Indonesia, driven by the demand for electric vehicle batteries. Indonesia, the world’s largest nickel producer, faces issues such as deforestation, water pollution, and harm to Indigenous communities. The report calls for urgent action from EV manufacturers, battery makers, mining companies, and investors to address these abuses and ensure a just transition to clean energy.

For more details, get the full report here.