Environment & sustainability

Low-carbon nickel produced by Vale on Canada’s east coast is poised to power the next generation of battery electric vehicles across North America and Europe.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his Autumn budget and spending review has announced over £3.2 billion of commitments to electric vehicles and offshore wind in the UK to support the Net Zero 2050 and the Levelling Up agendas.

Anglo American has published its Climate Change Report 2021, ahead of its six-monthly sustainability performance update, and made a commitment to halve its Scope 3 emissions by 2040.

Fortescue Future Industries and Fortescue Metals Group have formally joined the UN Race to Zero Coalition ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, as well as signing the climate pledge.

At the closing of Colombia’s National Mining Congress, the Asociación Colombiana de Minería announced the adoption of Towards Sustainable Mining, a performance system developed by the Mining Association of Canada.

Adriatic Metals PLC has announced the release of its environmental and social impact assessment for its Vares Project in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

ALROSA’s Head of International Relations, Peter Karakchiev, reflects on the key challenges and opportunities for the diamond mining sector in relation to climate change mitigation and more.

The Copper Mark has welcomed the commitment of its semis-fabricator partners to participate in its 2021/2022 pilot scheme.

Itafos Inc. has announced the publication of the draft environmental impact statement for the Husky 1/North Dry Ridge mine development project.

Rio Tinto has outlined the actions being taken to strengthen the business and improve performance.

Axora has launched the world’s first digital transformation community for the energy and metals and mining sectors.

BHP expects to shortly enter into renewable energy supply arrangements with Iberdrola to enable Olympic Dam to reduce its emission position to zero for 50% of its electricity consumption by 2025, based on current forecast demand.

Orica has announced its ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, covering scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions and its most material scope 3 GHG emission sources.

Ariana Resources plc has reported that the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning has now formally provided its approval of the environmental impact assessment for the Tasvan Mine.

RCS Global Group and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd have announced the consolidation and expansion of their responsible battery supply chain partnership, which was first launched in November 2020.