Minerals Supply Chain Stewardship

We all rely on metals and minerals. Fuels and power generation, machinery, fertilisers, electronics, buildings, weapons, jewels, medical equipment, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals…all use mined substances. 

Global demand for metals and minerals continues to increase - a demand that can not be met by recycling alone.  Mining, like all of man’s activities, inevitably has an impact on the environment and on people. We all therefore have a vested interest in ensuring that our metals and minerals are mined – and that our consumer products are manufactured – with as few harmful effects as possible.

The Eden Project is looking at the feasibility of recognising and rewarding good practice along selected supply chains of metals and minerals.  It aims to raise awareness of issues surrounding these supply chains and encourage a more integrated approach to metals and minerals stewardship schemes.