Podcast: Artisanal miners - heroes or villains?

Are the products we consume responsible for human and environmental degradation? In this episode of The Natural Resouces Podcast, Pact's Mickaël Daudin discusses artisanal and small-scale cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt is a critical commodity to the global energy transition, and a significant portion is sourced from artisanal and small-scale mines in DRC. Daudin discusses why ASM is such an important development driver and why formalization and on-the-ground monitoring and improvements are the answer, rather than turning our backs on ASM miners.