Sustainability in the battery industry is a comprehensive evaluation dimension that covers the entire product life cycle, including:
Resource availability: for example, whether lithium, cobalt, and other key metals are easily obtainable and whether they are substitutable
Carbon footprint of the manufacturing process: whether there are carbon reduction measures in high-energy-consuming processes such as high-temperature sintering and metal extraction
Recycling and reuse: the recycling efficiency and material regeneration capacity after the battery has served its purpose
Social and policy responsibility: whether it meets international environmental regulations and fair trade standards
Achieving the goals of sustainable development (such as the EU Battery Regulation) has become a necessary condition for the compliance and competition of the battery industry chain.
