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Technology companies with millions or billions in profits might donate to environmental sustainability programs or funds. If they’re keen to be doers, not just donors, they might also develop technology that changes real-world processes to negate adverse environmental impacts.
The latter is the most forward-looking type of tech-for-good initiative in the area of sustainability, according to Wayne Balta (pictured, left), vice president of corporate environmental affairs and product safety at IBM Corp. The drives to control or prevent pollution through extraneous means dominated for several decades. But they’ve given way to a new effort that strives to fundamentally transform industrial or business processes, according to Balta.
How blockchain will help miners meet evolving ESG demands
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At the Association for Mineral Exploration’s Remote Roundup in January, mining entrepreneur – and master communicator – Robert Friedland laid out his predictions for the future of mining.
In addition to a more diverse industry, the founder and executive co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines sees a more sustainable future for the sector – and one in which the environmental impact of mining will be baked into commodity prices.
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“There will be no more one price for copper. There will be no more one price for gold,” Friedland told delegates from Singapore. “Everything will be priced in relation to its ESG components and be priced in relation to how much global warming gas is created in making that commodity, because we’re going to head to a price on carbon,” Friedland said. “The minute you put a price on carbon,
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Nornickel to boost production at Finnish nickel refinery 14 April 2021 (Last Updated April 14th, 2021 12:00)
Nornickel plans to increase production at its nickel refinery in Finland due to the surging demand for battery raw materials in the European market.
Nornickel plans to increase production at the NN Harjavalta plant. Credit: Cristina Gavrila on Unsplash.
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Nornickel plans to increase production at its nickel refinery in Finland due to the surging demand for battery raw materials in the European market.
Mainly powered by renewable energy, the Harjavalta plant uses sulphuric acid leaching for nickel semi-products to enable hydrometallurgical production of high purity nickel.