2nd Regional Civil Society-Industry Dialogue "Towards sustainable mineral production - The role of industry and civil society"

Copenhagen, 8 October 2014

The Second Regional Dialogue of the COBALT project took place on 8 October 2014 in Copenhagen and brought together key regional civil society and industry stakeholders, together with policy-makers and researchers, in order to foster debate, networking and exchange on sustainable mineral production in the North Sea Region. In particular, it investigated the different stages of the raw materials value chain in the extractive sector and the role of different stakeholders in driving sustainability across this value chain.

The outcomes of the various workshops will be taken forward in a Dialogue Synthesis Report to inform future policy and research development, including the work of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials.

Documentation

2nd Regional Dialogue summary (PDF, 393 kB)
COBALT 5th policy brief (PDF, 374 kB)

Programme

Agenda (PDF, 333 kB)
List of participants (PDF, 307 kB)

Presentations

Introduction

• Introduction to the project and workshop objectives (Andreas Endl, Institute for Managing Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria & Kurt Muehmel, BIO by Deloitte, France)
• Sustainability in minerals and metals production (Anders Sand, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
• Sustainable mineral production: the CSO prespective (Sorin Mierlea, A.N.P.C.P.P.S, Romania)

Session 1: Framing the dialogue

• Keynote: Integrating sustainability into minerals education (Jan Rosenkranz, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
• Keynote: Sustainability challenges in the mineral resource supply chain (Per Kalvig, The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark)
• Keynote: Multi-stakeholder cooperation: towards a more responsible mining industry (Sylvie Fraboulet-Jussila, Finnish Innovation Fund , Finland)

Session 2: Learning from frontrunners

• Case study: The contribution of intelligent deep mining to sustainable development (Horst Hejny, European I2Mine Project, United Kingdom)
• Case study: Environmental and societal impacts of mineral resources exploration and exploitation (Stephane Chervel, European EO-MINERS Project, France)
• Case study: Norra Kärr – A future sustainable REE Mine? (Henning Holmström, Tasman Metals AB, Sweden)

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