Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt | Sustainability Performance
Produces cobalt, lithium, and battery-related materials for industrial and energy storage applications.
2009
China
10,001+ employees
Mining & Metals
$10B+ in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#12713
Overallⓘ#1114
in Chinaⓘ#454
in Mining & MetalsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG Impact
Laggard
Critical
Laggard
Laggard
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
1.6K
B/M 1.4K
1.4K
B/M 1.0K
1.3K
B/M 3.2K
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Controversy level
- Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co Ltd — world's largest cobalt refiner (DRC-sourced cobalt ~60%+ market share) — has faced sustained Amnesty International, RAID UK, and Pact criticism over the contested historic DRC artisanal/small-scale cobalt mining customer compliance practices including the historic 2016 Amnesty International 'This is what we die for' report on Huayou Cobalt's Congo Dongfang Mining DRC artisanal cobalt sourcing affecting Huayou's institutional ESG investor concerns.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.