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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.
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.
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.
Eurometaux’s Proposals for the Raw Materials Initiative, jointly prepared with Öko-Institut e.V. now online
13th of July 2010 by Stefanie Degreif
In June Eurometaux and Öko-Institut e.V. launched the jointly prepared report addressing the industrial proposals to the Raw Materials Initiative of the European Commission .
The Raw Material Initiative of the European Commission was launched in 2008 and during the course of the year 2010 a progress report will be published.
Eurometaux, the EU Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association, commissioned Öko-Institut e.V., an independent research and consultancy organisation for sustainable development, to elaborate jointly with Eurometaux’s members a document supporting the Raw Material Initiative and providing concrete proposals whereby to improve and, whenever possible, guarantee, access to raw materials for EU industry. In total 10 proposals have been drafted and agreed within the industry as follows:
1. Improved enforcement of the waste shipment regulation to avoid illegal shipment of waste
2. Customs identification of second-hand goods
3. End -of Waste Concept
4. Certification of pre-processors, refiners and recyclers of waste and secondary raw materials
5. Shipping of complex materials to BAT-recycling plants in Europe: “Best of two worlds” approach
6. Improve collection schemes, their management, and access to the materials collected and to recycling
7. Eco Leasing – A product of service
8. Data on recycling
9. Research on recyclability
10. Economic viability of recycling
The full report with more details is available as download here:
http://www.resourcefever.org/publications/reports/Final%20EM_OEKO_report_RMI_2010%2006%2014-1.pdf
In addition some of Eurometauxs Members prepared three case-story providing more detailed information and Eurometaux’s secretariat prepared a sheet indicating trade related actions.
1.
CASE STORY ON RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES, prepared by UMICORE and RECHARGE
2.
CASE STORY ON COPPER SCRAP AND WEEE prepared by AURUBIS
3.
CASE STORY ON ALUMINIUM APPLICATIONS prepared by HYDRO
4.
EUROMETAUX “TRADE” ACTION
The case stories and the document on trade action is available as dowload here:
http://www.resourcefever.org/publications/reports/Eurometaux_OEKO_proposals_RMI_case%20studies2.pdf