News
27th of February 2017
STRADE publishes policy brief on EU raw material import flows
STRADE's policy brief 02/2017 analyses the European import flows of metals in various processing states and the connections with specific environmental and socio-economic issues in resource-rich countries.
27th of February 2017
STRADE publishes policy brief on minerals and metals from non-EU countries
STRADE's policy brief 01/2017 examines the role and responsibility of European institutions to positively influence the environmental and social conditions of raw materials production in non-EU countries.
30th of December 2016
STRADE publishes policy brief on voluntary initiatives, principles and criteria on socio-economic sustainability in mining
STRADE's policy brief 09/2016 reviews socio-economic principles and criteria in voluntary and legally non-binding initiatives with particular relevance for the ore mining sector.
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.