Platinum and alike metals such as palladium and rhodium are predominantly gathered in southern Africa and Russia. While most of these metals in Europe are used for the production of exhaust catalysts who ought to make our air cleaner, the gathering of platinum is very polluting and CO-2 intensive.

Profundo tries to get insight in the platinum production chain and researches which financial institutions are involved with the financing of the new mines. Profundo also advises about the possibilities for an increase of the sustainability within this production chain.