Revealed: How a leading Indonesian EV supplier covered up toxic pollution

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Leaked documents indicate that Indonesia's Harita Group contaminated Obi Island's water with toxic chromium and apparently misled investors in a $660M IPO – all to cash in on the soaring demand for battery materials. #planeta #haritafiles #chromiumcontamination We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en Check out our article on the topic on dw.com: https://www.dw.com/en/leaked-documents-reveal-the-hidden-cost-of-indonesias-nickel-boom/a-72390311 Credits: Reporters: Serdar Vardar, Kiyo Dörrer, Eli Moskowitz, Alon Aviram Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video Editor: David Jacobi Additional Animations: Adam Adada Fact-check: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon In coorperation with: The Gecko Project OCCRP Additional footage: The Gecko Project Mongabay Indonesia JATAM Rifki Anwar Additional interview: Peter Pawlicki, Electronics Watch Read more: OCCRP Article: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/major-nickel-supplier-harita-knew-about-water-contamination-at-indonesian-operation-for-a-decade The Gecko Project: https://thegeckoproject.org/articles/clean-cars-poisoned-water/ Company profile Harita Nickel: https://careers.haritanickel.com/public/assets/Company%20Profile%20Harita%20Nickel.pdf Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:48 Why nickel? 01:56 Harita’s role and history 04:08 What is hexavalent chromium? 05:00 The contamination 06:39 On the ground 08:46 The cover-up 10:00 Other problems 11:30 Where does the nickel go? 13:28 What now? 15:26 Possible solutions