Shared prosperity and corporate justice must underpin a fast and

Ignoring and violating the rights of workers and communities, illegal land and water grabs, pollution of rivers, dam collapses, gender-related impacts including sexual violence, compensation below living wages, and dangerous working conditions have been part of the ‘business as usual model’, contributing to a growing culture of community resistance. [...] The reality of corporate state capture compounded by corruption represents a heightened risk as mining for transition minerals accelerates: as many are located in countries with high levels of corruption, including 59% of nickel, 70% of cobalt, and 94% of rare earths. [...] We call on world leaders to commit to climate action firmly resting on three key imperative pillars that must inform discussions on the Just Transition Work Programme: (i) Putting human rights and social protection at the core of the energy transition ● Adopt and implement regulation on corporate due diligence in relation to human rights, including Indigenous Peoples' rights, climate and the envir. [...] ● Stop the greenwashing of the concept of a ‘Just Transition’, and the manipulation of the urgency to transition to a low-carbon economy to justify business practices that ignore human rights and environmental impacts. [...] (iii) Requiring resource efficiency and demand reduction for raw materials consumption for a genuine transition ● Adopt plans to reduce raw materials and energy consumption, including through decreasing size of electric vehicles and batteries, as well as the promotion of public transportation and low-carbon/carbon-free means of transportations.