Recommendation 12

A battery supply chain in the UK would enable businesses based in this country to manufacture batteries sustainably and ethically. This offers the UK a competitive advantage over other markets, especially as consumers demand higher environmental, social and governance standards. The UK’s access to low-carbon sources of electricity means that batteries produced in the UK will be produced more sustainably than those in China and many European countries. The Government should empower UK consumers by requiring batteries available on the UK market to come with a battery passport containing information about how sustainably and ethically those batteries were produced. (Paragraph 53) Encouraging investment into the battery supply chain in the UK