Accounting for the Extractivist Footprint of EVs: A Comparative Analysis of Local and Transnational ESG Standards Governing Lithium Production

Summary: Investigating how the emergent ecosystem of ESG standards and regulations is being constituted by addressing transnational standards and domestic legislation related to electric vehicle sales, social and environmental requirements, and affected local and Indigenous communities.

Team Members

Aimy Bazylak

Aimy Bazylak

Principal Investigator and Professor

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto