SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing today ’ s global supply chain . That ’ s why governments and multinational companies , especially in the mining sector , want to keep global warming below 2 ° C . However , we must build a more sustainable supply chain to achieve that goal .
For the mining sector , the problem appears in the solution and vice versa . We can ’ t transition to a circular economy until we have all the materials ( metals and minerals ) essential to functioning green technologies . Yet , extracting resources from the earth requires heavy machinery and transportation , which are significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions .
According to a World Bank report , the production of minerals , such as graphite , lithium , and cobalt , could increase by nearly 500 % by 2050 to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies . This means that the more ambitious the climate goals , the more minerals are needed for the transition . Therefore , as the demand for minerals grows , so does the need to ensure that mining operations run on sustainable environmental practices . miningdigital . com 25