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The (Potential) Value of Labeling in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

For example, over 60% of cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which uses the labor of tens of thousands of children as young as four years old in its mines. [4]. 1] “Lithium-ion batteries: Market development and the impact on raw materials,” Roskill, 2017, [link]. [2] 26, 2018, [link]. [4] 26, 2018, [link]. [4]