Essays about: "responsible mining initiatives"

Found 3 essays containing the words responsible mining initiatives.

1. 1. Making Artisanal Gold Miners ‘Investable’ - A Novel Means of ‘Improving’ Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining? A neoliberal eco-governmentality analysis of ‘responsible’ artisanal and small-scale gold mining: the case of the Lake Victoria Gold Programme in Migori County, Kenya

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Gustav Dahlqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining ASM ; responsible mining initiatives; neoliberal eco-governmentality; investability; gold; Kenya; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Objectives: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) - a labour-intensive and low-tech mode of minerals extraction and processing - has received increasing attention amidst global commodity booms and its concurrent expansion. Infamously associated with negative social and environmental impacts, responsible mining initiatives have emerged to promote, measure, and enforce sustainable mining practices for ASM. READ MORE

3. 2. Orchestrating Industry Transition: A case study of value chain collaboration strategies to enable urban mining in the Danish building industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Mathias Peitersen; [2022]
   Keywords : Urban Mining UM ; Circular Construction; Circular Business Model Innovation CBMI ; Value Chain Collaboration; Supply Chain Partnerships; Transition Management Theory.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Production of building materials is connected to a great deal of environmental degradation, and demand for materials is expected to increase. Currently, the construction industry is responsible for 23 % of the global GHG emissions, 40 % of the raw materials consumed globally, and 32 % of the waste generated in Europe. READ MORE

4. 3. Private Lawmakers in International Environmental Law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Britta Sjöstedt; [2009]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The body of international environmental law consists of framework agreements with vague norms that cannot be used in an operative manner. At the same time, sustainable development law promotes an integrated approach to social, economic and environmental issues, including other actors than states, which involves an increased pressure on private actors to take part in the efforts to protect the environment. READ MORE