Meeting at CSEP Office

The all-member meeting of the 3C-SET Consortium was held on December 8, 2025, marking its formal launch and onboarding of new members including FOF, Swaniti Global, NRDC, and CETEx. Members discussed plans for the official consortium launch at WSDS 2026, reviewed the 3C-SET website, and shared feedback on content integration. CSEP presented its ongoing research on responsible mining in Odisha, while CRF highlighted strategies to diversify India’s critical mineral imports. The meeting concluded with a call to deepen collaboration through thematic working groups on mining and processing, technology and capacity, demand–supply scenarios, trade and geopolitics, and circular economy, with 2026 activities to be coordinated by the Secretariat.