External resources for sustainability
EU Critical Raw Materials (CRM) – updated lists of CRM
Swedish Chemical Agency (Kemikalieinspektionen) – Chemicals regulations and Toxicology
REACH – Regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals
EU regulations on Energy, Climate, Environment – links to detailed information e.g. chemicals and energy
Safe and Sustainably by Design (SSbD) – EU framework for sustainable product development.
SSbD Toolbox
Guide to SSbD Toolbox
Direct links to tools in SSbD Toolbox
Direct links to databases in SSbD Toolbox
Resources for material sourcing origin and impact:
- CRM documentation EU
- Lithium supply chain challenges – European Commission RMIS
- Global lithium supply chain optimization – MDPI
- EV battery market and supply chain – Roland Berger
- Ethical cobalt mining – World Economic Forum
- Cobalt mining ethics – MiningWorld
- Nickel environmental impact – McKinsey
- Nickel production pollution – Shout Learning
- Graphite mining statistics – Statista
- Graphite market trends – Mordor Intelligence
- Copper recycling overview – International Copper Association
- Aluminum energy use – International Energy Agency
- Primary aluminum smelting power consumption – IAI
- Energy needed to produce aluminum – U.S. EIA