A new initiative, RE-SOURCING, is underway to highlight that technology developed for renewable energy, electric vehicles, mobility, and electronics is heavily reliant on a range of key minerals, which calls for responsible sourcing.
The RE-SOURCING project – funded by the European Union’s (EU) Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme – aims to build a global stakeholder platform for responsible sourcing.
As the EU works to ensure responsible and sustainable sourcing of minerals for its low-carbon future, SRK Consulting is contributing its expertise to an EU-funded stakeholder platform project on the governance of raw material sourcing in the EU.
Dr Masuma Farooki, consulting director at research group MineHutte (UK) and senior researcher for RE-SOURCING, said: “There is a depth of knowledge in continents like Africa about responsible sourcing, and how these initiatives by the EU can be guided and supported.”
She added: “To ensure that the policy and regulatory efforts by the EU are well-considered and achieve the intended results, the experience and expertise of local organisations and professionals are essential.”
SRK director and principal consultant Andrew van Zyl shared Dr Farooki’s views stating that a vital aspect of defining standards for the EU will be the input of stakeholders in the regions from which the minerals are currently sourced and most likely to be sourced in the future.
SRK Contributors:
Andrew van Zyl, Lisl Pullinger, Philippa Burmeister, Bjanka Korb
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