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#WCEF2024: This year's World Circular Economy Forum will be in Brussels in a couple of weeks. MERG is co-hosting an Accelerator Session on April 17th with Nordic Innovation and the Smart Prosperity Institute. The session focuses on "Circular solutions for critical minerals sourcing - lessons from around the world". The objectives are to 1. Examine the diverse priorities, challenges and opportunities for critical minerals supply that are being addressed in five regions and their respective value chains, 2. Share lessons learned among practitioners from private and public sectors as well as civil society, and 3. Seek to identify areas for future collaboration across the network of industry, government, market and community participants in these initiatives. We have dynamic set of panelists from Canada, Australia, Zambia, Chile and Finland who will talk to their experiences and plans related to the responsible sourcing of minerals needed for the green energy transition. If you want to join this hybrid event please register at: https://lnkd.in/dkEv6p_w #circularsolutions, #WorldCircularEconomyForum

Sustainability in pharma primarily means efficiency in delivery—and Lubrizol Life Science - Health products do just that. Hear more from our Chief Sustainability Officer Elizabeth Grove in Global Business Report’s 2024 US Life Sciences article about how we work with industry partners to bring sustainable solutions that improve wellbeing.

💧We're excited to announce our impactful partnership with Metalsa. 🤝 Metalsa is driving water stewardship by implementing context-based #WaterTargets for 2030 and 2050. By collaborating with Waterplan, Metalsa addresses the challenges of water data collection and centralization, understanding local water risks, and setting achievable yet ambitious local water targets, all while simplifying sustainability reporting processes. Dive into this #CaseStudy to see how innovative technology drives meaningful progress in Metalsa's global water sustainability initiatives. Read the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/gYKuWYfH Ricardo García Guerra

Want to gain more insights into the sustainability of critical minerals supply chains? Join me, Sarah Colbourn, Stefan Debruyne and Beatrice Browning today at 01:00 pm (London time) for the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference. Lots of interesting data on battery production capacity and recycling, ESG concerns and opportunities and examples from SQM's journey towards sustainable Lithium production. Link in the first comment.

A great interview and perspectives around sustainability in Pharma by Elizabeth Grove. Lubrizol Life Science - Health innovations enables effective and efficient delivery of APIs for the patients. Let’s connect to explore how Lubrizol can enable you to develop your drug products! #excipients #sustainability #solubilization

Today we started running with A.SPIRE, the European Association representing the Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency. A.SPIRE encompasses sectors such as cement, ceramics, chemicals, engineering, minerals and ores, non-ferrous metals, pulp and paper, refining, steel, and water. In addition, it plays a crucial role in managing the Processes4Planet Partnership, involving 1.3billion € funds from the European Commission. Anna Domènech Abella as the leader of the Resources and Circularity team, will coordinate and facilitate collaboration among a diverse group of experts, representing the varied interests of team members in this area. As part of its leadership role, Celsa Group will ensure that the Partnership Strategic Research and Innovation agenda remains updated and that funding opportunities are aligned with its priorities, as well as monitor the EU's Sustainable Carbon Cycles policies providing guidelines on their further impact and input on the process industries.   A.SPIRE: About Processes4Planet | A.SPIRE (aspire2050.eu) SRIA: https://lnkd.in/d7eveFP3

Head of Sustainability and ESG at AECI Limited, Kavita Pema joined an esteemed group of panellists; Neal Froneman: Chief Executive of Sibanye-Stillwater Keith Scott: Chief Executive of Fraser Alexander and Rohitesh Dhawan: CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals, in a captivating panel discussion on Reimagining the future of Mining at #MiningIndaba2024 facilitated by Garyn Rapson from Webber Wentzel. The discussion unpacked various elements of responsible business practices such as circularity, net zero, social license to operate, diversity equity and inclusion, biodiversity to mention but a few. Kavita emphasised that failure to integrate sustainability into business strategy isn't just a missed opportunity, it's a gamble with the future viability of business in an increasingly eco-conscious marketplace focused on environmental stewardship. #WeAreOneAECIForABetterWorld #Sustainability #Ethics #GoingGreen #Business #BetterMining #NetZero #GoodChemistry

"The big industry debate", organised by the two Belgian financial newspapers, De Tijd and L'Echo. The debate, featuring Steven Vaelen (Nyrstar), Ivan Van de Cloot (Merito), Peter Tom Jones (SIM2 KU Leuven) and moderated by Gunter Huyghe, covered the question if we can stop the on-going de-industrialisation in Europe and Belgium. Can we go for a cleantech-based re-industrialisation? Is a Green Industrial Deal the solution? The 40-minute debate covered the #Criticalrawmaterialsact and the benchmarks for domestic mining, refining & #recycling, Boliden Harjavalta Oy's low-carbon #nickel production, the #battery recycling plan(t/)s of Umicore, Europe's permitting problems, BASF Harjavalta's pCAM plant, the role of innovation in the CRM sector ("the invisible mine", #climateneutral operation), the too slow character of research in Europe, the inconsistency of EU legislation, Green Public Procurement and lead markets, the need for a powerful Executive Vice-President (in the next EC) that can implement a Green Industrial Deal across the DGs... You can watch the full debate here: https://lnkd.in/e8ft3xcS 📣 Strategic projects, a lifeline for Europe? In the debate I made it quite clear that, unless we change course, Europe will sleepwalk into an abyss. Today's CRMA is a lifeline. Shall we accept it or shall we waste this final chance? Policy makers, state agencies, consumers and citizens alike all need to understand that we need a change in mindset. A Green Industrial Deal, which includes #responsible mining, refining and recycling of the required critical metals, is the only way forward. The alternative is simply not a viable option. Like Eurometaux (European Metals Association) also recently stated, we need to submit, endorse and implement at least 10 CRM mines, 15 refineries and 15 recycling plants by 2030. Strategic projects for Europe! The clock is ticking. While we are talking, the Chinese are digging and taking over the mine-to-cleantech value chains, fueling the de-industrialisation of Europe. 🎬 Interested in more? Watch our documentaries: 👉 “Made in Europe: from mine to electric vehicle” (2023) (new edition distributed through Journeyman Pictures - https://lnkd.in/eQh9pQM4), 👉 “The Sami Perspective” (2024) 👉 “Europe’s Mining Renaissance” (2024) 👉 SIM2 KU Leuven YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/eZ9ZtNZC 🙏 The team: Stijn van Baarle (STORYRUNNER) Peter Tom Jones Michael Van de Velde Casimir De Kimpe Marius Acke Jasper Vander Elst 🙏 Featuring a.o.: Jan Moström (LKAB, Euromines), Ulrika Huhtaniska (LKAB), Stefan Mikaelsson, Anders Sand (Boliden), Päivi Kinnunen (VTT), Esa Peuraniemi (Boliden Harjavalta Oy), Matthew Congleton & Pasi Rannus (Valmet Automotive), Maroš Šefčovič (EC) Horizon Europe LITHOS Horizon Europe AVANTIS Horizon Europe EXCEED Horizon Europe ENICON PROMETIA Susana XARÁ Ewelina Rathje Madalina Ivanica Wim Verdoodt Anja Otte Peter De Groote

I'm glad to share my completion of a six-week online training on: Sustainable Management in the Extractive Industry, organized by #EITRawMaterials, through the #SUMEXProject, on FutureLearn. Throughout this course, I reflected on, #The societal relevance of mineral extraction for the transition towards a greener economy. #Sustainability approaches and key-challenges in the extractive industry, and how to address them from a public policy and industry perspective, with solutions based on practical examples. #The application of state of the art sustainability concepts at the operational level. #Methodological approaches to analyse and understand systemic change towards sustainability (Leverage Points & Institutional Resource Regime). I look forward to applying these knowledge, concepts and approaches to driving sustainability in the mining and extractive industries. #mineralsandmetals #mining #greentransition

ESG IS AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR AUDIT COMMITTEE In today’s market, ESG performance is increasingly becoming a decisive factor for customers, investors, and other stakeholders. Companies that fail to prioritize ESG factors, such as reducing emissions or improving sustainability practices, risk losing business opportunities, facing regulatory penalties, and damaging their reputation.