Mine3
Minerals and Critical Materials
Minerals and Critical Materials
CBAM (2023/956)
IN EFFECTCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Embedded emissions for energy/fluids/materials.
EU 2023/1542
IN EFFECTBattery Regulation — Critical Minerals DPP
Supply chain due diligence and Digital Product Passports for cobalt, lithium, nickel, manganese, and natural graphite.
EU CRMA (2024/1252)
Critical Raw Materials Act
Requires large companies to audit strategic raw material supply chains. Sets EU benchmarks for domestic extraction (10%), processing (40%), and recycling (25%) of strategic minerals. In force May 2024.
EU 2017/821
IN EFFECTConflict Minerals Regulation
Mandatory OECD-aligned supply chain due diligence for EU importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TG).
EUDR (2023/1115)
IN EFFECTEU Deforestation Regulation
6-decimal plot geolocation and 2020-12-31 cut-off. SME deadline: June 30, 2026.
EU FLR (2024/3015)
2027EU Forced Labour Regulation
Bans all products made with forced labour from the EU market. Applies to goods produced domestically and imported. Investigation and mandatory withdrawal mechanism. Full application from 2027.
CSDDD (2024/1760)
2027Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence across global supply chains. Large EU company obligations from July 2027.
ESPR (2024/1781)
IN EFFECTEcodesign for Sustainable Products
Digital Product Passports and unsold goods ban. Buyers are building DPP infrastructure now.
REACH
IN EFFECTEU 1907/2006
Hazardous substance (SVHC) disclosure >0.1%.
ECGT — Sept 2026
SEP 2026EU Empowering Consumers Directive (2024/825)
Evidence-based green claims. Bans 'eco-friendly' without proof. Penalty: 4% turnover.
EPD / LCA
IN EFFECTEnvironmental Product Declarations (EPD) / Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Type III declarations from Life Cycle Assessment data under ISO 14025 / EN 15804.
EU CSRD (Art. 29)
IN EFFECTMandatory Value Chain Reporting
Agentic integrity for supply chain transparency.
KPCS
IN EFFECTKimberley Process Certification Scheme
UN-mandated international scheme implemented as domestic law in 82 countries. All rough diamond trade requires a valid KP certificate. Non-certified diamonds are classified as conflict goods and banned from import.
OECD Step 2/3
IN EFFECTPhysical Traceability (MINE3)
Conflict-free vouching and GPS physical provenance.
Dodd-Frank § 1502
IN EFFECTConflict Minerals Reporting (SEC)
SEC-registered companies must audit and disclose sourcing of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TG).
CA AB 1305
IN EFFECTVoluntary Carbon Market Disclosures
Substantiation via ISO 14065 third-party verifiers.
CA SB 253
IN EFFECTClimate Corporate Data Accountability
Mandatory Scope 3 primary GHG data disclosure.
CA SB 261
IN EFFECTClimate-Related Financial Risk
Evidence of physical and transition risk resilience.
IRA § 30D
IN EFFECTCritical Minerals Sourcing (EV Tax Credits)
EV battery tax credits require minerals sourced from US free-trade-agreement countries with documented provenance.
BRSR Core
IN EFFECTVCP ESG KPIs
9 mandatory ESG KPIs for value chain partners.
GI Tags
IN EFFECTGeographical Indications Act
Authorised User registration for regional crafts.
CMA Green Claims
IN EFFECTUK Green Claims Code
Substantiation before marketing claims (anti-greenwash).
ASA CAP/BCAP Code
IN EFFECTUK Advertising Standards Authority — CAP & BCAP Codes
The CAP Code (non-broadcast) and BCAP Code (broadcast) require all UK advertising to be legal, decent, honest, and truthful. ASA has published specific guidance on environmental claims (2023): ads must not imply a product's overall environmental impact is neutral or positive without robust lifecycle evidence. Upheld rulings require advertisers to hold substantiating evidence before publication — not after a complaint. Penalty: ad removal, referral to Trading Standards, and reputational sanctions.
DMCC Act 2025
IN EFFECTDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act
From 6 April 2025 the CMA has direct enforcement powers — fines up to 10% of global turnover — for misleading sustainability claims, without requiring a court order. Supersedes guidance-only Green Claims Code enforcement.
Forest Risk
IN EFFECTUKFRC
Legality-based production facts for forest commodities.
ACL s.18 / s.29
IN EFFECTAustralian Consumer Law — Environmental Claims
Sections 18 and 29 of the Australian Consumer Law prohibit misleading and deceptive conduct and false representations, including unsubstantiated environmental and sustainability claims. ACCC actively enforces against fashion and textile brands.
AU MSA
IN EFFECTModern Slavery Act 2026
Duty to Prevent and mandatory worker safety logs.
SSBJ Climate
IN EFFECTSSBJ Climate Standard
Mandatory Prime Market Scope 3 primary data.
SON MANCAP
IN EFFECTQuality Standardization
Quality standardization and written care labels.