In a gloomy economic climate, new car sales increased just 1.76 percent in the first nine months of the year on 2012, compared to 7.37 percent reported last September on…
Richard Kent

Richard Kent
With 15 years of experience in non-profit and multilateral research organizations, business, and investigative journalism, Kent has led research, investigations, advocacy, and campaigns at Global Witness and Amnesty International Secretariat. Their work has primarily focused on human rights, the environment, sustainable finance, and anti-corruption, particularly in the mining, energy transition, and forest commodities sectors. He has a background in commodities and natural resources, specializing in Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability in supply and value chains across industries such as mining, energy, agribusiness, automobile, and consumer electronics. He played a key role in shaping the EU Battery Regulation and revising international business and human rights standards at the OECD, as well as industry benchmarks on responsible mining and sourcing.