Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Sustainable Management in the Extractive Industry
SUMEX
The online course covered sustainability concepts, practical solutions, and explained the societal relevance of sustainable management approaches in the European extractive sector. A basic understanding of conceptual and methodological approaches helped learners to assess extractive management processes, and, ultimately, apply and adapt sustainability frameworks to reflect different organisational needs.
6 weeks, 2 hours per week
Andreas Endl
Senior Researcher and Project Manager
SUMEX
Michael Tost
Professor for Sustainable Mining Technology
SUMEX
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Reflect on the importance of a coherent approach to sustainability framework in the extractive sector
- Explain the societal relevance of raw material extraction
- Investigate the main pillars of sustainable extractive management
- Apply sustainability frameworks for mineral extraction to different institutional and local contexts
- Identify and evaluate good practices in the extractive industry in a critical manner
- Discuss with experts and peers the current state and related challenges of the European extractive sector
- Explore the SUMEX and other important tools about good practice learning
Syllabus
- The societal relevance of mineral extraction for the transition towards a greener economy.
- Sustainability approaches and key-challenges in the extractive industry, especially in the European context, and how to address them from a public policy and industry perspective.
- Potential solutions based on practical examples, which can be applied across Europe.
- The application of state of the art sustainability concepts at the operational level.
- Methodological approaches to analyse and understand systemic change towards sustainability (Leverage Points & Institutional Resource Regime).
Example syllabus of week 3 - Land use planning
Introduction to Land use planning
- Learn what to expect from this week and how to understand the main questions we are asking.
Expert insights
- Listen to Sybil Berne and Thomas Hartmann talk about the importance of land policy to balance costs and benefits of extractive projects and participate in the Q&A session.
Highlighting real life practices
- Learn about the real-life application of the Institutional Resource Regime approach on the example of metal mining and reindeer herding in Sweden.
Assignment
- Check your knowledge on the topics that were covered during this week by taking this week’s Quiz.
Outlook and recap
- Remind yourself of the topics that were covered during this week.
Issued on 30th September 2023
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