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Overview
Mining is fundamental to our lives - we wear and travel in; build, cook and communicate with its products daily. However, it is also one of the most environmentally damaging industries. This study examines how such a huge and multi-facetted industry can be made sustainable, minimizing its harmful impacts and maximizing its social and economic contribution. It analyses the different needs and risks of those affected, as well as issues of supply and demand of minerals throughout the world.
Synopsis
Mining is fundamental in our lives — we wear, travel in and build, cook and communicate with its products daily — and it is also one of the most environmentally damaging industries. This uniquely thorough and innovative study examines how such a huge and multi-faceted industry can be made sustainable, minimizing its harmful impacts and maximizing its social and economic contribution.Based on a fully independent study commissioned by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the IIED, and with extensive consultation with all the stakeholders — companies, governments, communities and NGOs — this book analyzes the different needs and risks of all those affected and the issues of supply and demand for minerals throughout the world. Included is a free CD-Rom with extensive background material. This is a must-read for all involved — the industry and its advisors, governments and regulators, civil society and communities — and offers a model that other industries can follow.