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Sustainable Management in the Extractive Sector: Navigating Challenges and Forging New Paths

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Would you like to gain new insights into sustainable management in extractives and deepen your knowledge in this field? Join moderator Tony Hand in our podcast “Sustainable Management in the Extractive Sector: Navigating Challenges and Forging New Paths” to explore the main challenges faced by the extractive sector, including environmental impact, social responsibility, legal compliance, and stakeholder engagement. Our podcast also discusses the role of public authorities in addressing these challenges and provides good practice examples as well as insights from the SUMEX project that are rele...

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SUMEX project

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Latest episode

Aug 31, 2023

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Episodes

SUMEX E06: Reporting in the extractive sector 31.08.2023

In this episode, we will delve into the topic of sustainability reporting. We will introduce and compare different standards for the public reporting of environment, social and governance performance. Moderator: Tony Hand (TalTech University) Experts: Aimee Boulanger (Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, IRMA) and Kimmo Collander (Finnish Network for Sustainable Mining).

SUMEX E05: Permitting in the extractive sector 26.07.2023

In this episode, we will explore the difficulties that arise when mining projects are located in nature-protected spaces, such as Natura 2000-labelled areas. We will also discuss how the EU's nature restoration law from 2022 is increasing the pressure on extractive industries to achieve a net positive impact on biodiversity.  Moderator: Tony Hand (TalTech University) Experts: Lia Mergulhão (Portug...

SUMEX E04: Health and safety in the extractive sector 05.07.2023

Mining is traditionally seen as a dirty and dangerous industry, which is one of the reasons why it still suffers from a bad image. However, we also know that the industry has made significant efforts to improve health and safety conditions in the last decades. In this new SUMEX episode, two experts are invited to share their insights on these topics. Moderator: Tony Hand (TalTech University) Exper...

SUMEX E03: Land use planning in the extractive sector 14.06.2023

More and more governments decide on dedicated strategies to ensure the domestic supply of critical raw materials and this also means that land use planners have to take into consideration the need of safeguarding the access to those metals and minerals. Moderator: Tony Hand (TalTech University) Experts: Sybil Berne (MacCabe Durney Barnes) and Thomas Hartmann (Technical University of Dortmund)

SUMEX E02: Impact assessment in the extractives sector 25.05.2023

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) plays a crucial role when it comes to evaluating and mitigating the environmental risks of extractive projects. However, there are also several challenges that surround EIA, and we'll be exploring them in the second episode of the SUMEX podcast. Moderator: Tony Hand (TalTech University) Experts: Guillermo Aguirre (Anglo-American) and Tommi Kaupilla (Geological...

SUMEX E01: Introduction to sustainability in the extractive sector 03.05.2023

This episode provides an overview of the topic of sustainability in the extractive sector in light of recent global and European developments. It also highlights the contribution made by the EU-funded SUMEX project. Moderator: Tony Hand (TalTech University)

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