Susannah McLaren

Head of Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability Cobalt Institute

Susannah leads the Cobalt Institute’s Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability strategy, bringing over 20 years of cross-sector experience, including in the extractives and minerals sectors. She serves as Vice Chair of the Board of the Global Battery Alliance and sits on several key advisory bodies, including the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum, Drive+ and the OECD Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group. She also represents the Cobalt Institute across a range of influential international platforms, the Voluntary Principles Initiative, ICMM, and Eurometaux.
Previously, Susannah held roles at the LBMA and at Shift, gaining deep expertise in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and OECD due diligence. Her earlier career includes a decade with a global engineering firm as Head of Social Sustainability.