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During CIRAF’s second year of implementation, further engagement will be undertaken as the initiative goes into practice.

The Cobalt Institute organises two public events on CIRAF, held in conjunction with the OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains and the RMI Conference.    

Bilateral engagements take place with the stakeholder community and key standard setting bodies, including RMI, OECD, and LME. The goal of this engagement is to ensure CIRAF remains relevant and to explore opportunities for collaboration and alignment.

CIRAF sets up an informal Stakeholder Dialogue Group to provide progress updates to key stakeholders and gather constructive input on the initiative. The Stakeholder Dialogue Group is composed of 16 stakeholders representing international organisations, regulators, civil society, standard setting bodies,

The Cobalt Institute officially launches the Cobalt Industry Responsible Assessment Framework (CIRAF) on 9 January 2019. 

CI develops and pilots a framework tool for managing cobalt supply chain risks

The Cobalt Institute and RCS Global form a partnership with the goal of establishing an industry-wide cobalt supply chain risk management framework.