Responsible, Inclusive and Sustainable Nickel Supply Chains (RISSC-Nickel)

• Nickel is vital to our industrial future and energy transition needs. It is used widely in the production of stainless steel, EV batteries and energy storage, aerospace, and electrification technologies.
  
• Global nickel production has grown by nearly two-thirds in the last decade, fuelling an industry boom in major nickel producing countries.
  
• Indonesia and the Philippines are two of the largest nickel producers globally. The Philippines is the world’s biggest exporter of nickel ore, whilst Indonesia has become a major global refining and processing hub.
  
• The nickel industry’s boom has also come with associated decent work challenges. Addressing them is vital to ensuring an inclusive and resilient industry future.

Expected Results

Decent Work and Responsible Business Conduct are more consistently enabled and reinforced in nickel supply chains, supporting stronger respect for fundamental principles and rights at work and more inclusive and sustainable national development.

Change should be visible in several key areas:

• Improved sectoral labour governance and compliance frameworks
• Growing industry uptake of new RBC models and approaches
• A coherent national policy vision for industry development
• Greater stakeholder alignment and collaboration for a more responsible nickel supply chain

Contact

David Williams, Project Manager, [email protected]

Ana Liza Valencia, National Project Coordinator (Philippines), [email protected]

Gah Yunirwan, National Project Coordinator (Indonesia), [email protected]