Traceability and foreign corporate accountability in mineral supply chains

Industrialized economies in the EU depend heavily on imports of minerals. The extraction and parts transport processing these minerals take place Global South often bear high human rights environmental risks. A lack traceability mineral supply chains makes it particularly difficult to hold companies accountable for negative social impacts their operations those suppliers. This paper analyses three (copper, platinum, gold) order develop propositions about how chain-specific characteristics affect foreign corporate accountability (FCA) chains. analytical framework focuses dimensions: geopolitical dynamics, industry characteristics, private governance mechanisms. authors argue that may foster or thwart FCA thus provides a novel contribution debate