PROJECTS
Sustainable consumption and production
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) is about using the power of the end consumer’s choice to uncouple economic growth from environmental and social degradation. For the last 15 years it has grown to be a core issue in the public policy arena and is now driving the development of product related policies, regulations and voluntary initiatives in markets.
This is leading to new and increased competition between materials on the basis of their ‘sustainability footprint’ – i.e. the aggregate social, economic and environmental costs.
COMPANIES HAVE A MAJOR STAKE IN THIS DEBATE, SINCE THEY WILL BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY PUBLIC POLICIES PROMOTING RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY
What is ICMM doing?
To respond to this challenge, ICMM is acting at a cross-commodity, international level in three key areas areas:
· Supply Chain Sustainability – Developing approaches to integrate ICMM members’ sustainable development commitments throughout the supply chain.
· Life Cycle Tools and Concepts – Building our capacity to integrate life cycle approaches into corporate policy in pursuit of improved process efficiency and risk management. Ensuring scientific rigour in the application of emerging life cycle tools (e.g. Life Cycle Assessment) used in evaluating the footprint of minerals and metals.
· Global Partnerships – Engaging with key actors to enable development, uptake and application of sustainable policies by customers and regulators.
What will our work achieve?
We hope our work will deliver:
- An effective interface between ICMM policies (e.g. materials stewardship) and the SCP debate at the level of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- Effective partnerships between the mining, minerals and metals sector and downstream use sectors in materials stewardship.
- Strengthened capacity to use life cycle thinking for minerals and metals amongst members, particularly commodity associations.
- Enhanced understanding among ICMM companies, on the role of the mining, minerals and metals industry in the implementation of intergovernmental policies relating to Sustainable Consumption and Production.
PROJECT DETAILS
Developing a leadership role for ICMM in the contribution of the mining and metals sector to sustainable consumption and production.
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- UNEP
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RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Minerals and Metals Management 2020
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Materials Stewardship: Eco-efficiency and Product Policy
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GHS: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
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Metals Environmental Risk Assessment Guidance (MERAG)
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Maximizing Value: Guidance on implementing materials stewardship in the minerals and metals value chain
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Maximizing Value: a summary
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Ores and Concentrates: An industry approach to EU Hazard Classification
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ICMM Newsletter: Volume 5 Number 1 - Feb 2006
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RELATED LINKS
- Zinc is for life
- Mitsubishi pioneers metals recycling scheme in Japan
- Maximizing Value leaflet now available in Japanese
- ICMM presents Chinese version of Minerals and Metals Management 2020
- 'Action for a safer world' - ICMM's May Newsletter
- ICMM commits to mercury stewardship
- ICMM MERAG and HERAG publications promoted at SETAC World Congress
- ICMM presents at SETAC World Congress
- ICMM and Eurometaux publish REACH compliance guidance
- Mitsubishi's "urban mines" - recycling for production
- UNEP SCP
- OECD SMM
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Principle 04:
Implement risk management strategies based on valid data and sound science.
Principle 08:
Facilitate and encourage responsible product design, use, re-use, recycling and disposal of our products.
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