Mineral supply chains as solution providers for climate and nature
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How can mining and the use of materials become circular and sustainable?
Decisive action is needed to diversify sustainable material sourcing. Much work remains to identify how and where circular solutions can best be integrated at mine sites and along mineral supply chains. The session illuminates the key aspects of circularity in mining and shares learnings from real-world projects from across the globe.
Opening words
Karen Hanghøj
Director
British Geological Survey
Karen Hanghøj is a geologist with extensive experience in research and innovation management and the minerals and metals industry. She is passionate about understanding the complexity of resource management, environmental and social sustainability, and the role of geoscience in finding solutions to societal challenges. Karen holds a PhD in geology from the University of Copenhagen and has worked with research on geological processes in the lower crust and mantle and their associated mineral deposits, before taking senior leadership roles in research and innovation organisations. She is a member of a range of international committees and working groups.
Keynote: Opportunities and challenges of integrating circular economy concepts into the mining sector
Laura Barreto
Co-Director
Materials Efficiency Research Group (MERG)
Since 1982, Laura Barreto has been active in the field of environmental and mining law, policies and practices in the extractive industries. In Mozambique, she worked primarily as a legal advisor to the Minister of mineral resources. In Brazil, during the fifteen years she worked in the Center of Mineral Technology, she focused primarily on the implications of the concept of sustainable development for the mining sector. Arriving in Canada in 2002, Laura co-founded the consulting company MERG, which has been engaged in the fields of mining law reform, sustainable development and the circular economy.
Lead: Circular Economy and Materials Stewardship
Anglo American
Ben has been engaged in materials stewardship and responsible sourcing in the mining and metals sector for 18 years. Currently, he leads Anglo American’s materials stewardship and circular economy programme, which responds to emerging opportunities to accelerate the transformation of the company from its origins as a mining company to its future as a materials-solutions provider. He also provides support to commercial functions.
Case: Sustainability and circular economy thinking at Outokumpu
Juha Erkkilä
VP Sustainability
Outokumpu
Juha is a metallurgist with a passion in sustainability. He has worked in the steel industry for 15 years on three different continents. Currently, he heads the sustainability work at Outokumpu, the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe and a global leader of sustainable stainless steel.
Circular economy of the mining sector – practical solutions and way forward
Laura Barreto
Co-Director
Materials Efficiency Research Group (MERG)
Since 1982, Laura Barreto has been active in the field of environmental and mining law, policies and practices in the extractive industries. In Mozambique, she worked primarily as a legal advisor to the Minister of mineral resources. In Brazil, during the fifteen years she worked in the Center of Mineral Technology, she focused primarily on the implications of the concept of sustainable development for the mining sector. Arriving in Canada in 2002, Laura co-founded the consulting company MERG, which has been engaged in the fields of mining law reform, sustainable development and the circular economy.
Lead: Circular Economy and Materials Stewardship
Anglo American
Ben has been engaged in materials stewardship and responsible sourcing in the mining and metals sector for 18 years. Currently, he leads Anglo American’s materials stewardship and circular economy programme, which responds to emerging opportunities to accelerate the transformation of the company from its origins as a mining company to its future as a materials-solutions provider. He also provides support to commercial functions.
Juha is a metallurgist with a passion in sustainability. He has worked in the steel industry for 15 years on three different continents. Currently, he heads the sustainability work at Outokumpu, the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe and a global leader of sustainable stainless steel.
Kimberley Botwright has previously worked at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Kimberley holds an MA in European economics and policy from l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a BA from the University of Oxford. She is fluent in English and French and is a citizen of the UK and Switzerland.
Director, Innovation
International Council on Mining and Metals ICMM
Christian started his career in Peru and Latin America in the forestry and energy sectors, before moving first to renewables and power and then, for the last ten years, to the mining and metals industry. While working for ICMM member Anglo American, Christian gained experience working on innovation in a socio-economic development context. This was followed by roles at the World Economic Forum and Systemic where he focused on innovation in business models, regulation and finance. Christian also has experience in impact investing and supporting disruptive technologies in mining and metals. He is an economist with an MSc in international development from the London School of Economics and a postgraduate diploma in strategy and innovation from the University of Oxford. Christian loves cycling and cooking and spending time with his family.
Olli Salmi has worked for the sustainability of the raw materials sector for more than 20 years. He currently manages EIT RawMaterials in the Nordic and Baltic regions, investing in start-ups, scale-ups and education projects. Prior to joining EIT RawMaterials, Salmi worked as research professor at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
Kimberley Botwright has previously worked at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Kimberley holds an MA in European economics and policy from l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a BA from the University of Oxford. She is fluent in English and French and is a citizen of the UK and Switzerland.
Co-Director
Materials Efficiency Research Group (MERG)
Since 1982, Laura Barreto has been active in the field of environmental and mining law, policies and practices in the extractive industries. In Mozambique, she worked primarily as a legal advisor to the Minister of mineral resources. In Brazil, during the fifteen years she worked in the Center of Mineral Technology, she focused primarily on the implications of the concept of sustainable development for the mining sector. Arriving in Canada in 2002, Laura co-founded the consulting company MERG, which has been engaged in the fields of mining law reform, sustainable development and the circular economy.
Lead: Circular Economy and Materials Stewardship
Anglo American
Ben has been engaged in materials stewardship and responsible sourcing in the mining and metals sector for 18 years. Currently, he leads Anglo American’s materials stewardship and circular economy programme, which responds to emerging opportunities to accelerate the transformation of the company from its origins as a mining company to its future as a materials-solutions provider. He also provides support to commercial functions.
Juha is a metallurgist with a passion in sustainability. He has worked in the steel industry for 15 years on three different continents. Currently, he heads the sustainability work at Outokumpu, the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe and a global leader of sustainable stainless steel.
Karen Hanghøj is a geologist with extensive experience in research and innovation management and the minerals and metals industry. She is passionate about understanding the complexity of resource management, environmental and social sustainability, and the role of geoscience in finding solutions to societal challenges. Karen holds a PhD in geology from the University of Copenhagen and has worked with research on geological processes in the lower crust and mantle and their associated mineral deposits, before taking senior leadership roles in research and innovation organisations. She is a member of a range of international committees and working groups.
Director, Innovation
International Council on Mining and Metals ICMM
Christian started his career in Peru and Latin America in the forestry and energy sectors, before moving first to renewables and power and then, for the last ten years, to the mining and metals industry. While working for ICMM member Anglo American, Christian gained experience working on innovation in a socio-economic development context. This was followed by roles at the World Economic Forum and Systemic where he focused on innovation in business models, regulation and finance. Christian also has experience in impact investing and supporting disruptive technologies in mining and metals. He is an economist with an MSc in international development from the London School of Economics and a postgraduate diploma in strategy and innovation from the University of Oxford. Christian loves cycling and cooking and spending time with his family.
Olli Salmi has worked for the sustainability of the raw materials sector for more than 20 years. He currently manages EIT RawMaterials in the Nordic and Baltic regions, investing in start-ups, scale-ups and education projects. Prior to joining EIT RawMaterials, Salmi worked as research professor at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
