LR on LinkedIn.21 Jun 2021 15:46
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Laurence Read shared a post: A very busy week at Europa Metals as we work across a number of fronts developing the Toral Pb, Zn & Ag projects ability to benchmark its ESG footprint. Delighted to be invited by the UK Govt Department for International Trade for the Spanish bilateral seminar on "Greening the Mining Sector." at the end of the month. So; 10 years ago I was banging my head against a brick wall working with a mining operation that had best practice environmental regulation/safety protocols being undercut by informal, unregulated, unsafe production that had huge environmental impacts. Whats changed? I think supply chain transparency and the conditions under which the integrated metals markets operate and end user consumer awareness has moved on. It all may have started with DRC phone products but the ethical requirements now couple with, frankly, capitalism which rather cynically always helps. Better ethical regulations means better regulation generally and long term licence security is increasingly a major challenge in traditional 'homes' for mines around the world. Tax transparency and FPIC also support project longevity alongside all important proper hyrdo work to examine appropriate water conditions for a development. While I operate in a developed infrastructure/regulatory zone (well I had to get that in), the significant challenge will be to provide ESG compliant support over the next 30 years to regions such as Africa in, yes, regulation but also real infrastructure such as consistent power provision and xborder integrated transmission strategies, with the knock on affect of create better social conditions and regional stability. #supplychain #mining https://lnkd.in/ev-3U6Z
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