Governing the security–sustainability nexus in Europe’s critical raw material supply chains: human rights and environmental due diligence

Rasmus Kløcker Larsen

doi:10.1177/27538796261453162

Governing the security–sustainability nexus in Europe’s critical raw material supply chains: human rights and environmental due diligence

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27 August 2026 / About Public policy and Supply chains

Securing European lithium: assessing future demand, primary supply, trade and the role of recycling

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17 August 2026 / About Renewables

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Trade treaty with a twist could shape responsible critical raw materials flows

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11 June 2026 / About Fossil fuels and Renewables

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17 March 2026 / About Supply chains and Transport

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The Nordic region: a geopolitical and environmental hotspot

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27 January 2026 / About Climate policy and Geopolitics

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Knowledge gaps about mining impacts on Sami lands: a call for epistemic justice in European minerals extraction

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5 September 2025 / About Fossil fuels, Land use, Pollution and Wellbeing

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The legal construct of mining conflicts

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12 August 2025 / About Public policy