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Nov 30

30th of November 2016

STRADE publishes policy brief on voluntary initiatives, principles and criteria on environmental sustainability in mining

The STRADE team from Oeko published policy brief 07/2016 that reviews environmental principles and criteria in voluntary and legally non-binding initiatives with particular relevance for the ore mining sector.

Oct 31

31st of October 2016

STRADE publishes policy brief on socio-economic challenges

Oeko-Institut's STRADE team published another policy brief, no. 05/2016 (Outlining Socio - Economic Challenges in the Non - Fuel Mining Sector), addressing the socio-economic challenges related to the extraction process of mining.

Sep 30

30th of September 2016

STRADE publishes policy brief on environmental challenges

The STRADE team from Oeko-Institut published its first policy brief, no. 04/2016, reviewing environmental impacts and ecological challenges in raw material production.

Jul 25

Oeko-Institut is launching a new project „Germany 2049 – On the path to sustainable raw materials management”

25th of July 2014 by Stefanie Degreif

Energy transition, rising consumption, new infrastructures: the demand for raw materials such as building and industrial materials as well as ore and metals is not only high in Germany, it is also increasing globally as a result of the growth of newly industrialised and developing countries. At the same time, the production of many raw materials often involves serious negative impacts, socially and environmentally, at home and – above all – abroad. Although the German government’s sustainability strategy foresees raw material productivity doubling by 2020, there are no long-term policy targets or specific measures for how these future challenges are to be met. Against this background, Oeko-Institut is launching a new project – “Germany 2049 – On the path to sustainable raw materials management” – which will develop a comprehensive strategy for sustainable raw materials management in the long term using the example of the industrial society of Germany.

More information can be found on the project website http://www.resourcefever.org/project/items/germany-2049-on-the-path-to-sustainable-raw-materials-management.html

Here the press release can be found in English (http://www.resourcefever.org/detail/items/press-release-germany-2049-in-english-language.html) and German (http://www.resourcefever.org/detail/items/press-release-germany-2049-in-german-language.html) language.

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