Environmental and Social Sustainability All Along the Supply Chain

Mineral industries are often perceived as polluting and socially disruptive. However, increasing demand for minerals essential to the energy transition means we will need to rely on mining and mineral industries more than ever in the future. Current efforts for strengthened sustainability along mineral supply chains are abundant: numerous voluntary industry standards exist, as well as efforts to strengthen due diligence and circularity at all levels of the supply chain. However, further international collaboration is needed to harmonize existing standards, ensure the economic viability of green mineral operations, develop a global framework for circularity and strengthen capacity building.

Authored by Solange Harpham and Brenda Yeong, edited by Ludivine Wouters