Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) partners and mineral-rich nations announced the formal integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and labor standards into MSP’s activities. MSP partners included the US, the UK, the EU, Canada, and other nations, and the mineral-rich nations in attendance included Angola, Botswana, the DRC, South Africa, Tanzania, Ugance, and Zambia. MSP and mineral-rich nations identify local community benefit, indigenous consultation, stakeholder engagement, and environmental protection, among others, as principles and standards necessary for developing supply chains “responsibly” for the clean energy transition.