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Mica is not a single mineral, but a group of 37 different types of minerals with a layered structure that allows them to be split into thin flakes or sheets. Despite being chemically inert, light, flexible and strong at the same time, the main physical properties of mica are to reflect and refract light, be resistant to high temperature and capable of insulate against electricity.  
This unique combination of outstanding properties makes mica very valuable. Mica is a key raw material for numerous industrial and consumer good sectors, with with a demand foreseen to increase in the coming years.

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MICA

The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) is a global coalition for action launched in January 2017 that brings together companies, NGOs, and stakeholders across the mica supply chain to build fair, responsible, and sustainable mica supply chains and to eradicate child labor while improving working conditions in mica-producing regions. 

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RMI

RMI membership is open to: 

  • Brands, retailers, manufacturers and subcontractors using mica, all over the world 
  • Processing sites, traders, exporters, and mines in mica sourcing countries 
  • NGOs and civil society organizations, which work relates to child labor, child protection, human rights, responsible workplace practices… 
  • Other stakeholders involved in or connected to the mica supply chain 

 

Membership is available to organizations of all sizes and sectors, all geographies, that rely on mica or support responsible sourcing. 

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BECOME A MEMBER

By joining RMI, members: 

  • Collaborate with key stakeholders across the mica value chain
  • Gain access to a mica traceability platform, audit programs and reports, expert research, latest updates on key policy or contextual developments in mica sourcing countries 
  • Provide an answer to their human rights’ due diligence and ESG compliance requirements, on the mica case
  • Actively support the eradication of child labor
  • Contribute to community empowerment programs in India and Madagascar 
 

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BECOME A MEMBER

No. RMI is not a certification body. Membership does not certify an organization or a supply chain as child-labor-free or fully responsible. Instead, RMI provides tools, standards, and collective action to support continuous improvement and systemic change. 

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RMI

RMI members commit to: 

  • Mapping and reporting on their mica supply chains’ purchases and sales, under NDA with RMI 
  • Participating in annual traceability campaigns 
  • Supporting responsible workplace standards
  • Paying an annual membership fee
  • Reporting progress toward collective goals on annual basis

 

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BECOME A MEMBER

RMI members gain access to a secure online traceability platform that allows them to: 

  • Map mica supply chains up to mining sites
  • Improve transparency and risk management
  • Share insights with auditors, regulators, and stakeholders 
 

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RMI

Membership fees depend on organization type and annual turnover. Fees range from:

  • €0.5k/year for processing sites, traders, and mines in sourcing countries 
  • €4k–€60k/year for companies, depending on turnover 
  • €5.5k/year for NGOs 

 

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BECOME A MEMBER

Membership fees are directly invested in: 

  • Community Empowerment Programs
  • Responsible workplace standards implementation (training, audits) 
  • Traceability tools and efforts 
  • Policy, governance and formalization related efforts 
  • Overheads and executive team recruitment 
  • Approximately 80% of RMI’s annual budget supports field programs. 
 

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BECOME A MEMBER

RMI focuses primarily on: 

  • India (Jharkhand, Bihar, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh) 
  • Madagascar (southern regions) 
 

These regions represent major mica production areas with high child labor risks.

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IMPACT

RMI’s global vision is a world where mica supply chains are fair, responsible, sustainable, and free of child labor, with safe working conditions and decent livelihoods for workers. 

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2030 Strategy

RMI’s India and Madagascar 2030 strategies focus on its 3-pillar approach: 

  • Promoting Transparency & Responsible Workplace Practices 
  • Empowering Workers & Communities 
  • Fostering Governance and an Enabling legal Environment
 

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2030 Strategy

Yes. RMI implements Community Empowerment Programs that: 

  • Improve access to quality education, health, and nutrition 
  • Support improved livelihoods, through a better price for mica and alternative sources of income 
  • Increase access to existing government schemes 
  • Hence, overall, address root causes for child labor 
 

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our 3-pillar approach

RMI addresses child labor through: 

  • Zero-tolerance workplace standards
  • Community empowerment and poverty reduction
  • Education and school enrollment initiatives
  • Advocacy efforts for stronger legal frameworks and child protection enforcement 
  • Awareness raising and cultural change 
 

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our 3-pillar approach

Yes. RMI membership is open to companies of all sizes, including SMEs, with a fee structure adapted to turnover. 

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Yes. RMI promotes existing living income and living wage benchmarks and works towards payment of at least living incomes or wages for miners and processing unit workers in India and Madagascar. 

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our 3-pillar approach

Organizations can start the membership process by: 

  • Contacting the RMI team at contact@responsible-mica-initiative.com
  • Engaging directly with the RMI Secretariat to discuss eligibility and onboarding 
 

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