Suits and Boots | The Sustainable Business Podcast
Suits and Boots | The Sustainable Business Podcast
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Insights and discussions on hot topics from the world of responsible sourcing from TDi Sustainability's expert analysts and specialist guests.With suits in the boardroom and boots on the ground, TDi provides a 360-degree perspective on sustainability and long-term business resilience for businesses across the length and breadth of global mineral and metal value chains.
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The podcast covers a range of critical themes including regulatory changes in sustainability, the impact of conflict minerals, and the integration of technology in mining. Specific episodes delve into the EU Omnibus Package and its implications for businesses, findings from the review of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation, as well as insights from the upcoming Mining Indaba 2025 on topics such as gender equality in mining and the role of technology in enhancing safety and efficiency in the industry.
Insights and discussions on hot topics from the world of critical minerals from TDi Sustainability’s expert analysts and specialist guests.
With suits in the boardroom and boots on the ground, TDi provides a 360-degree perspective on sustainability and long-term business resilience for businesses across the length and breadth of global mineral and metal value chains.
In this episode, recorded live at the Fastmarkets European Battery Raw Materials Conference in Budapest, TDi's Joséphine Quioc sits down with Astrid Karamira of the International Lithium Association (ILiA) to unpack what downstream companies really expect from lithium producers today.
Joséphine and Astrid discuss:
– What's changed in the industry over the past 12 months
– The ESG topic lithium producers are asked about most: carbon footprint and GHG performance, and the rise of life-cycle assessments
– How the scope of downstream due diligence has widened – from human rights risk checks to full product-level traceability across environmental and governance topics too
– The growing appetite for third-party assurance
– Whether a ”green premium” is real – and why Astrid believes the goal should be making responsible production the norm, not an exception
– Where ESG performance actually gets rewarded: including market access, investment decisions, and social licence to operate
This conversation was recorded live at Fastmarkets European Battery Raw Materials Conference 2026 in Budapest. It is part of TDi Sustainability's Suits and Boots podcast series. It was recorded in partnership with Fastmarkets.
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