WFEO Task Group on Sustainable Development and Mining:
Links and News from Around the World

Links:

• Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices.
• Canadian International Development Agency CIIEID.
• Framework for Responsible Mining: A Guide to Evolving Standards.
• United Nation's Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform.
• IMA-Europe's work programme gives high priority to health and safety, environmental protection and innovation.

News:

• Two B.C. universities to spearhead institute promoting sustainable global mining.
• Harmony is undertaking a feasibility study on bioenergy production and has partnered with solar energy specialists to deliver an 8MW-40MW solar park at its Kalgold operations.
• UK Award for Sustainable Mine Technology.

Documents:

• Sustainable Development and Health: The Global Mining Industry.
• WFEO's Guidebook for Capacity Building in the Engineering Environment, issued in 2010, by the WFEO Committee on engineering capacity building
• "2012 Sustainability Leadership Report" by Brandlogic-CRD.
• Presentations for the Symposium on Sustainable Development - New Dimensions for Society & Business: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
• United Nation's Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform Newsletter.

 

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updated: January 13, 2013