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A global coalition calling on automakers to transform their supply chains to be equitable, sustainable and 100% fossil free. See who's in the lead 👇 leadthecharge.org

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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Check out this new piece in Supply Chain Brain from Nalori Chakma at the @tallgrassinst.bsky.social and Bryan Bixcul from SIRGE Coalition on the need to protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights in auto supply chains. www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-thin...
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Cleaner Automotive Supply Chains Start with Indigenous Peoples’ Consent
Indigenous peoples’ advocacy and growing scrutiny of mineral supply chains are moving their rights closer to the center of responsible sourcing debates.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Lead the Charge network has joined 43 other organisations calling on all corporate standards bodies to strengthen their own governance. 1/3 Read the full list of principles at standardsgovernance.org
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Visiting NYC this week for #NYCClimateWeek2026? Don’t miss these events from Lead the Charge member organizations. Visit leadthecharge.org/nyclimatewee... to learn more and register for these events.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Battery recyclers & automakers need to align to ensure circular EV battery supply chains. At an event for the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, reps from Ford & Toyota talked about the need for closer partnerships between automakers & battery recyclers. 1/3 autorecyclingworld.com/automakers-a...
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Automakers And Recyclers Make The Case For Closer Ties On The Road To Circularity
Automakers and recyclers are becoming increasingly interdependent. ReMA’s Detroit panel explored how closer collaboration can advance circularity, improve material recovery and strengthen the automoti...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Franz Geyer, Head of Technology and Strategy at BMW Group on the future of circular EV battery supply chains: “Battery recycling will be a cornerstone of a sustainable and competitive battery ecosystem in Europe." 1/4 autorecyclingworld.com/bmws-vision-...
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BMW’s Vision For A Circular Battery Future
BMW Group’s Franz Geyer shares his vision for battery recycling in Europe, including direct recycling, circularity, investment and the role of the Cell Recycling Competence Centre.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
South Korea has nearly everything required to build a massively profitable clean steel industry to ensure the future of its industrial base employing 1.8M people, according to a new study from @Mission Possible Partnership. 1/5 missionpossiblepartnership.org/wp-content/u...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Risk management experts at Kharon have some advice for automakers preparing to comply with the EU Forced Labour Regulation, set to take effect in December 2027. 1/5 www.automotivelogistics.media/supply-chain...
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How auto supply chains should prepare for EUFLR compliance
As Europe's automotive supply chain prepares to comply with the EU Forced Labour Regulation, Kharon experts share their advice and thoughts on the guidelines.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
.@theicct.org just released new research showing that the US could make decarbonized steel cost-competitive with coal-based steel production with just one policy move. 1/3 theicct.org/publication/...
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Estimating green steel production costs in the United States - International Council on Clean Transportation
Recently enacted and proposed federal fiscal policies, such as the Inflation Reduction Act’s 45V clean hydrogen production tax credits and provisions within the Steel Modernization Act of 2024, could ...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This month in the newsletter: ⛓️ Why investment in clean industry creates resilient supply chains 💚 China and Europe come together to develop green steel industries ♻️ Rivian announces that over 25% of their R2 model is made from recycled or bio-based materials www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-in...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
China is facing a new challenge as its first wave of EV and home batteries age out of useful life. The country has enough certified battery recyclers to handle the influx of retired batteries and return their useful components to the battery supply chain. 1/4 insideclimatenews.org/news/3007202...
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China’s EV Problem: What Happens When Millions of Batteries Die? - Inside Climate News
Across the country, many retired electric vehicle batteries are processed by uncertified recyclers, creating environmental and worker safety risks.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Demand for decarbonized aluminum is growing, and the auto industry is leading the charge, as evidenced by the expanded partnership between BMW and Hydro. 1/4 www.fastmarkets.com/insights/mer...
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Mercedes-Hydro deal points to growing pull for post-consumer aluminium scrap
Mercedes-Benz and Hydro are enhancing their partnership to boost aluminium scrap recycling for a sustainable automotive future.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
With just small tweaks to existing recycling processes, BMW increased the share of recoverable end-of-life vehicle materials from 6% to 51%. In a field test, more than 100k series parts were produced from the recovered steel from 433 end-of-life vehicles. www.automotiveworld.com/news/bmws-ca...
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BMW's Car2Car project pushes recycling rate to 51% | Automotive World
Producing 100,000 parts from recovered steel moves circular automotive materials from lab research toward industrial reality
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
For the first time, Hyundai published a quantitative target to reduce steel-related emissions by 30% by 2035, and greater transparency on what its steel figures cover. But the company still lacks a clear roadmap & measurable interim milestones on phasing out coal-based steel. x.com/forourclimat...
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Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) (@forourclimate) on X
🎯A climate target is only as credible as the plan behind it. 🚗Hyundai's latest sustainability report marks a first: a quantitative target to reduce steel-related emissions by 30% by 2035, and great...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
According to @Mercedes-Benz’s independently audited 360° Environmental Check, their C‑Class EV achieves a two-thirds reduction in carbon footprint across its entire life cycle compared to the current combustion-powered C‑Class. www.automotiveworld.com/news/mercede... 1/3
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Mercedes-Benz audits electric C-Class carbon footprint | Automotive World
Materials sourcing has quietly become the battleground on which lifecycle emissions claims are won and lost now
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Automakers, as one of the world’s major buyers of critical minerals, have an important role to play in the unfolding debate about exploitation of the world’s deep sea beds. 1/3 grist.org/indigenous/f...?
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French Polynesia objects to an American seabed mining plan made without its input
French Polynesia was "approached, but not consulted" about a Bay Area startup's plan to explore the seabed near its marine preserve.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Check out this exciting new interactive map showcasing Mercedes-Benz’s supply chain tracing practices. Click on any mineral from cobalt to palladium, and the tool will show you where the minerals are sourced and what risks are identified. group.mercedes-benz.com/sustainabili...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Solutions for Our Climate put it best: Hyundai, there are no green cars without green steel. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Hyundai's Green Car Ambitions at FIFA World Cup 2026 | Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) posted on the topic | LinkedIn
🔥 🚘 🏆 While the FIFA World Cup 2026 champions are soon set to take the crown, the race for green cars is just heating up. For a FIFA sponsor with vocal climate ambitions and a global spotlight, Hyun...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
South Korea just suffered its worst heat wave in history. Meanwhile, Hyundai is still burning coal in its steel plants. Coal pollution from Hyundai’s steel mills in South Korea is linked to hundreds of premature deaths a year. The company’s greenhouse gas emissions drive deadly heat waves. 1/2
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This month in the Lead the Charge newsletter: 🏭What automakers can learn from Nordic industry 📈Human rights violations linked to mining up 73% in one year 💲New research shows that companies leading on climate are growing as fast or faster than laggards www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-a...
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What automakers can learn from Nordic industry about creating a lead market for green steel
The new Sustainable Steel Scorecard 2026 from Just Shift shows that rapid decarbonization of the steel industry is possible, if steel buyers adopt existing best practices already being implemented acr...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The #FIFAWorld Cup passed through Monterrey, where local communities are demanding that FIFA sponsor Hyundai take action on air quality in the heavily pollution-burdened city. 1/2
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
No accountability for corporate sponsors like Hyundai? That’s a red card, #FIFA. Jobs to Move America rallied in Los Angeles last week to call on on FIFA, LASEC & corporate sponsors to address human rights & environmental issues before future games. www.instagram.com/p/Da3VmrTxqeB/
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Jobs to Move America on Instagram: "Workers, fans, and community members rallied outside of Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles last week. The co...
93 likes, 11 comments - jobstomoveamerica on July 16, 2026: "Workers, fans, and community members rallied outside of Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) headquarters in Downtown Los ...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@publiccitizen.bsky.social's Abhilasha Bhola explains why communities around the world are calling on FIFA sponsor @Hyundai to clean up its supply chain during the #FIFAWorldCup. Sign the letter to Hyundai here → act.citizen.org/page/100009/... youtube.com/shorts/1QuRR...
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Hyundai is Violating Human Rights
YouTube video by Public Citizen
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Solutions for Our Climate is calling for #FIFAWorldCup sponsor Hyundai to step up its climate action or get out of the game. x.com/forourclimat...
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Hyundai's Climate Action Amid FIFA World Cup Competition | Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) posted on the topic | LinkedIn
🔥 🌏 🚘 With competition heating up in the run-up to the finals, calls for FIFA World Cup sponsor Hyundai to step up its climate action are growing louder. Cars made with coal-based steel carry a heav...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A new analysis from @steelwatch.bsky.social found that the free allowances given to steel companies under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) are acting as “an anaesthetic” for investment rather than a catalyst. www.edie.net/ets-free-all...
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EU steelmakers get €25.7bn free ETS permits
EU steelmakers received €25.73bn in free ETS allowances but invested just €3.2bn in decarbonisation, raising doubts over emissions policy.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
JLR continues to lead the auto industry in innovative solutions to supply chain decarbonization. Their new Cornerstone project produced a demonstration vehicle that the company says has decreased emissions from key components by around 50%. www.whichev.net/2026/06/24/j...
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JLR unveils circular concept vehicle to halve component carbon footprint
JLR has revealed a new concept demonstrator showcasing how circular design principles could dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of future
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A former steelworker argues that transitioning away from coal is crucial not only for improving people’s health and addressing climate change, but also for ensuring Indiana’s steel industry can continue operating in a rapidly transforming market. www.canarymedia.com/articles/gre...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Today football fans in Los Angeles gave #FIFAWorldCup sponsor Hyundai a red card. 🟥❗❌ @publiccitizen.bsky.social led local and national NGOs to deliver a letter highlighting the harms by corporate backers of the World Cup. Read the letter from 16 organizations: leadthecharge.org/wp-content/u...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Nippon Steel is already backtracking on commitments made when they acquired US Steel, including a promise to invest $11B in upgrading dated, polluting coal-based steel mills. Instead the steel giant plans to add a new hot strip mill to Edgar Thomson Works. 1/3 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Nippon Steel takeover doesn’t mean safer, cleaner conditions, US workers and residents say
Pennsylvania families note promised investment has yet to deliver safer mills or cleaner air in the Mon Valley
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The newly released Sustainable Steel Scoreboard 2026 from @justshiftfi is getting a lot of attention, earning headlines from @CSO Futures and @Sustainability Online. 1/3 sustainabilityonline.net/news/firms-c... www.csofutures.com/news/nordic-...
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Firms could triple demand for green steel by using existing best practices - Sustainability Online
A report by Just Shift has suggested that firms could significantly increase demand for near-zero emission steel by utilising best practices that already exist.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The 2026 Transition Minerals Tracker from @business-humanrights.org reveals a dramatic & accelerating human rights crisis at the mines supplying the transition to clean energy. 2025 saw a 73% increase in allegations of abuse linked to mining. 1/4 www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Transition Minerals Tracker: 2026 global analysis - Business and Human Rights Centre
Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Check out the yellow card issued to Hyundai by Solutions for Our Climate, highlighting the company’s use of polluting coal. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Hyundai's Climate Yellow Card: Green Steel Lacking | Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) posted on the topic | LinkedIn
⚽ 🟨 Dirty steel earns Hyundai a climate yellow card — but the game isn’t over. Despite its #NextStartsNow campaign, Hyundai is falling behind competitors on supply chain decarbonization. The gap i...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Policy makers in the EU are under pressure to roll back the European Emissions Trading System. Green steel makers are in support of keeping the ETS as it is, and a new poll from YouGov shows that European voters agree with them. 🔗Read the full briefing at → beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/07/01/e...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Civil society groups around the world are united today in calling on Hyundai to “ take responsibility for the impacts its business has on people and the planet, and to match its climate commitments with meaningful action.” 1/6 www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/blo...
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An Open Letter to Hyundai Motor Group from NGO Allies - Greenpeace East Asia
Eleven NGO voices from around the globe urged 2026 FIFA World Cup sponsor Hyundai to take responsibility for its impacts and to align its climate commitments with meaningful action.
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Greenpeace East Asia @greenpeaceeastasia.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The #FIFAWorldCup is here—and so is Hyundai's greenwashing. While promoting EVs at World Cup, #Hyundai still sells millions of fossil-fueled cars each year. Its annual emissions are comparable to Spain's. Our open letter: www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/blo... @publiccitizen.bsky.social @sierraclub.org
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Greenpeace East Asia @greenpeaceeastasia.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Today, Action Speaks Louder, eko, Fair Steel Coalition, Good Neighbors Louisiana, Greenpeace East Asia, Mighty Earth, Networks for Green Transport, PLAN1.5 @publiccitizen.bsky.social @sierraclub.org Solutions for Our Climate delivered an open letter to #Hyundai www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/blo...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Virtually every major automaker sources from Nippon Steel. Now that the Japanese company has purchased US Steel, it is now the third-largest steel company in the world. Learn from impacted residents about what it’s like to live with Nippon’s coal pollution at —> 1/3 steelwatch.org/stories/nipp...
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Coal first puts people last
Nippon Steel wants to be the world’s best steelmaker, but the path it is following in Japan and now in the United States is locking in the worst way of making it: with coal.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The road to green hydrogen-fueled DRI steelmaking in the US - truly clean, green steel - lies through Louisiana, and Hyundai is in the driver’s seat. 1/6 www.canarymedia.com/articles/gre...
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Hyundai’s new steel mill sparks hopes and fears in Louisiana
The manufacturer is building a $6 billion facility that will use cleaner technology — and potentially green hydrogen. But residents question whether they…
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
@raid-uk.bsky.social, AFREWATCH and @source-int.bsky.social just published 4 independent scientific studies documenting widespread pollution in the air, water and sediment around large-scale copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 1/2 raid-uk.org/news-drc-cob...
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A deadly chemical trail: New scientific evidence reveals industrial-scale pollution at DRC's copper-cobalt mines
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RAID @raid-uk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🚨 “We are being killed slowly.” Today we publish independent scientific studies with @source-int.bsky.social & Afrewatch exposing air pollution, water and soil contamination, linked to industrial copper-cobalt mining in DRC – with serious implications for public health. raid-uk.org/news-drc-cob...
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A deadly chemical trail: New scientific evidence reveals industrial-scale pollution at DRC's copper-cobalt mines
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
GM faced an investor resolution at its AGM from a group of faith-based investors who called the company out for failing to protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the company’s supply chain. 1/3 www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...
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Nuns invested in automaker blast ties to Nevada lithium mine: ‘Injury after injury’
General Motors is taking heat from investors following a report about its ties to a controversial Nevada lithium mine.
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The environmental and human rights impacts of nickel mining in Indonesia are attracting more attention every day. Virtually every article and report cites the use of nickel in EV batteries as a driving force behind the destruction of ecosystems and theft of land. 1/2 www.npr.org/2026/06/01/n...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Brazil is emerging as a possible hub for DRI steelmaking powered by hydrogen, the decarbonization strategy that if applied to the whole steel industry, could help reduce global climate emissions as much as grounding every plane in the sky. dialogue.earth/en/business/...
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Green steel is still an opportunity for Brazil, but not an easy one
Its industry is facing pressure from Chinese imports and exposure to the EU’s looming carbon tax. But new projects and policy are trying to unlock an industrial opportunity
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Hyundai wants to use the World Cup’s global spotlight to polish its image. Last Friday, activists in Guadalajara made it Hyundai cannot throw millions of dollars at sponsorships to erase what has happened to their communities. #WorldCup #Hyundai #NextStartsNow
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Manifestantes en Guadalajara acusan a patrocinador del Mundial de 'lavar su imagen' con la Copa del Mundo; planean protestas en L.A.
Comunidades, defensores del clima y trabajadores salieron a manifestarse en Guadalajara contra lo que califican de "lavado de imagen a través del deporte" por parte Hyundai-Kia
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Communities in Guadalajara, Mexico are protesting Hyundai at the 2026 #WorldCup. Activists point to disappearances of Indigenous land defenders connected to Hyundai’s steel supply chain. They are calling on Hyundai to address human rights abuses. #RedCard www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/06/2026
Protesters to rally against World Cup sponsor Hyundai before Mexico game
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Protesters to rally against World Cup sponsor Hyundai before Mexico game
* Focus on business dealings with mining company Ternium * Guadalajara rally to highlight fate of Mexico’s ‘disappeared’ Hyundai will be targeted by protesters at a rally before the group A game between Mexico and South Korea in Guadalajara on Thursday, due to the World Cup sponsor’s business dealings with the South American mining company Ternium. A 2025 report from environmental group Mighty Earth criticised Hyundai’s involvement in what they described as a “dirty steel supply chain”, as the South Korean motor company is a major buyer of iron ore from Ternium for use in steel production. Ternium has faced repeated criticisms for its destructive environmental impact and corporate governance policies from campaign groups, as well as its alleged links to the disappearance of two Mexican activists. Continue reading...
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The recent leak of the #BHPFiles brought to light how the mining giant has chosen to reverse course on climate. 1/3 www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate push
Exclusive: BHP once dubbed climate change an ‘existential’ threat. But leaked documents show it has backtracked on decarbonisation at a vast network of mines
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
According to @transportenvironment.org, low-carbon steel credits under the EU car CO₂ standards can create a lead market for green steel produced in Europe. 1/2 www.transportenvironment.org/articles/low...
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Low-carbon steel credits in the EU cars CO₂ standards
Europe’s leading advocates for clean transport & energy
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Major Chinese automakers Geely and BYD are coming together to build a greener and more responsible EV value chain. 1/3 mp.weixin.qq.com/s/IgkjfY9Rfe...
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兄弟倡议官宣!电动汽车行业可持续发展联合倡议(EVSA)正式启动
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This month in the Lead the Charge newsletter: 📿 Investor nuns take GM to task 🌴 How automakers can help prevent the collapse of global rainforest ecosystems 💯 Renault to buy low emission steel produced with 100% renewable energy Read more at → www.linkedin.com/pulse/invest...
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Investor nuns take GM to task over financial risks from violations of Indigenous rights in Nevada
General Motors faced an investor resolution at its AGM from a group of faith-based investors who called the company out for failing to protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the company’s supply chain....
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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
🟥 As the #WorldCup kicks off today, football fans are red-carding @hyundaiusa.com, one of #FIFA’s main sponsors. 🟥 Show Hyundai the red card here: action.eko.org/a/red-card-h...
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Hyundai: red card your suppliers
Hyundai doesn't want you to think about this during the Football World Cup. It wants you to think about its slick car ads, test drive offers and robots kicking balls. Not the communities suffering fro
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