American Battery Technology Company.
ABAT.US | Materials recovery
American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) is involved in the lithium-ion battery recycling, extraction of battery metals from primary resources, and manufacturing of battery metal materials. The company focuses on creating a closed-loop battery materials supply chain. Their activities include devel...Show More
Better Health for All
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No evidence available to assess American Battery Technology Company on Better Health for All.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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ABAT.US is an industrial company focused on battery recycling and materials, not a financial institution. As such, it does not offer lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers. Therefore, KPIs related to customer financial outcomes, pricing, fees, lending compliance, data portability, and financial literacy programs are not applicable to its core business model. The company's initiatives, such as creating 1,200 construction jobs and 300 operations jobs, and engaging with local communities and educational institutions, contribute to economic opportunity but do not fall under the specific financial services definitions of the KPIs in this rubric.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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American Battery Technology Company reported a voluntary employee turnover rate of 2.16%.
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The company received the 'Sustainability Company of the Year' award from NCET in 2023 and 'Best in Business: Manufacturing/Logistics Company' from Northern Nevada Business Weekly in 2023.
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The company also states it has an industry-leading ESG disclosure.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, quantitative data was found in the provided articles regarding ABAT.US's fair trade certifications, audit frequency for suppliers, substantiated forced or child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed for violations, ethical sourcing clauses in contracts, share of spend on high-risk materials, or procurement budget directed to diverse suppliers.
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Honest & Fair Business
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for any of the 'Honest & Fair Business' KPIs. Information regarding regulatory fines, transparency index scores, whistleblower policies, financial restatements, audit coverage percentages, ESG controversy scores, complaint resolution times, board conflict-free percentages, anti-corruption policies, or third-party verification of ethical claims was not available.
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While an independent registered public accounting firm (KPMG LLP) was ratified for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and a third-party firm vetted new board members, no quantitative data on audit coverage or board conflict-free percentages was provided.
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A clerical error in an insider trading filing was corrected, but this does not constitute a financial restatement.
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Kind to Animals
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The provided articles focus on American Battery Technology Company's (ABTC) lithium-ion battery recycling, extraction, and manufacturing projects, including financial investments and resource assessments. None of the articles contain any data or information relevant to animal welfare, cruelty-free certifications, animal testing policies, or any other metrics related to the 'Kind to Animals' ethical value.
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Therefore, no KPIs can be scored.
No War, No Weapons
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The company's core business is focused on lithium-ion battery recycling, extraction of battery metals, and manufacturing of battery metal materials for electric vehicle and energy storage markets. The provided articles consistently state that the company is not involved in the arms or defense industry, nor does it develop or sell dual-use technologies with military applications.
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There is no evidence of revenue from arms contracts, sales to embargoed regimes, or involvement in surveillance or AI military applications.
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Therefore, several KPIs are not applicable to its business model.
Planet-Friendly Business
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The company has no mentioned regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues across multiple articles, indicating a record of zero environmental compliance violations.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable evidence for any of the KPIs under the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' value. Information regarding formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups, revenue reinvested in local development, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, FPIC participation, community governance inclusion, cultural preservation investment, local procurement, indigenous suppliers, cultural site protection, social license to operate, charitable giving to cultural organizations, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural training completion is not present. While one article mentions the creation of 1,200 construction jobs and 300 operations jobs for a new facility, it does not specify the proportion of these jobs recruited from local communities, which is required by the 'local_employment_ratio' KPI.
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Another article details community engagement activities in Tonopah, such as participating in a high school career fair and supporting local events, but these activities do not provide quantitative data for any of the defined KPIs.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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No specific, concrete data points were found across the provided articles for any of the 'Safe & Smart Tech' KPIs. While Article 4 mentioned a 'Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure' section in an annual report, this is a disclosure about a strategy, not evidence of specific investments, practices, or outcomes.
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Similarly, mentions of AI applications in datacenters do not provide information on AI ethics, audits, or transparency.
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Therefore, all KPIs for this value are omitted due to a lack of explicit evidence.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) has developed a de-manufacturing process for lithium-ion battery recycling that avoids high-temperature smelting and shredding, which is a waste reduction initiative.
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This process is described as minimizing waste and emissions compared to conventional methods.
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The company's core business model is centered on creating a closed-loop battery materials supply chain, which demonstrates the application of circular design principles.
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The process recovers critical materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, copper, and aluminum, and refines them into battery-grade products.
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The company states that its process avoids air and liquid pollutant emissions, indicating compliant hazardous waste management.
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ABTC has not incurred any waste disposal violations in the past three years.
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