Ecuador’s Minister of Environment calls for “seizing the ecological Power to shape our Future”

Combining scientific, traditional and local knowledge, Indigenous and non-Indigenous people have worked together to create the first holistic assessment of the state of Australia’s environment.

Working with the National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) and with funding from the Asia Development Bank (ADB), Fugro has completed a hydrographic survey to determine a safe channel through the Star Reef Passage. That will be used to support updated nautical charting and improved coastal zone management. The project is a key initiative contributing to Papua New Guinea’s sustainable economic development.

ASTM International presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Tripp Fischer for his contributions to ASTM’s committee on environmental assessment, risk management and corrective action (E50).

Privately owned minerals and aggregates contractor, Chepstow Plant International (CPI), has been run by Managing Director, John Corcoran, for over 20 years. Since being founded in 1995 by Eddie Hayward, John has developed CPI into one of the UK’s leading mobile plant supplier firms and earthmoving contractors within the mineral products industry.

HS2 announced the start of construction at the site of its first innovative ‘green tunnel’, designed to blend the high speed railway into the landscape and reduce disruption for communities.

Extending shared values through transparency, communication and engagement are the watchwords for Akobo in building strong local ties, as practiced in our recent successful multi-stakeholder meeting in Dimma Town, Ethiopia, with federal and local government to artisanal miners, NGOs and Annuak Elders.

Skanska has signed a contract with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration on the construction of a new highway outside Oslo, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 2.9 billion, about SEK 3.1 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter 2022.

In its latest assessment of 40 companies and 250 mine sites, the Responsible Mining Foundation highlights a striking disconnect between corporate commitments and mine site action on critically important ESG issues.

Approximately 500 km north of the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, a new recreation area is currently being established by The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), at the Red Sea as part of the “Red Sea Islands Project” that will combine nature, culture and adventure.

Frying pans with teflon coatings so your food does not burn. Detergents to keep your clothes and dishes clean. These are examples of how we, in our daily lives, come in to contact with invisible pollutants called PM substances. These pollutants end up going down the drain and they do not degrade and can travel long distances in the environment. They remain in water and are problematic for humans and the ecosystem. Now the EU is taking action.

Geomega Resources Inc., a developer of clean technologies for the mining, refining, and recycling of rare earths and other critical materials, is announces that Innord Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded a $1.5M funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) towards the construction of a pilot plant and completion of a feasibility study using Innord’s technology which is designed for a sustainable & complete valorization of bauxite residues (BR) (the Project).

The Saarbrücken civil engineering contractor SaarGrundbau has successfully completed a tunnelling project using a Herrenknecht AVN 1200 C micro boring machine (TBM) running on biodegradable hydraulic fluid from the German-based company Fluid-Competence. This particularly challenging engineering project involved driving a 96 m-long tunnel with simultaneous casing at a gradient angle of 34.60°.

Anglo American has successfully completed a sea trial using biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), reducing carbon emissions by approximately 10%. The trial further demonstrates the potential for sustainable biofuel to be used as a ‘drop-in’ fuel, improving its viability to help reduce emissions in the shipping sector. The fuel was blended and bunkered in Singapore, marking an important step in establishing a local supply chain and a cost-efficient, low-carbon biofuel offer for the region.

CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd (CLP) has awarded Fugro a 3-year non-destructive testing (NDT) and environmental monitoring contract for three power plants undergoing transition to cleaner gas-fired generation units in Hong Kong.

• The Environmental Enhancement Plan developed by the Trent Sow Group will enhance the landscape and biodiversity around the new railway
• The plan has received £1.5m funding from HS2 Ltd to deliver six projects over two years in the Trent Sow Parklands and Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• HS2 Ltd has worked with the National Trust, the Cannock Chase AONB Partnership and other local partners on plans

• Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) continues to invest in future-proof technology
• Replacement of four electric filters at the Pavlodar Alumina Plant
• Significant reduction of emissions

With the onset of the era of Industry 4.0, digitalization is rapidly gaining momentum in the industry with intelligent networking of machines and lines. This digital transformation is enabling companies to open up new ways to control and organize the entire value chain. The long-established company Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich has developed a range of digital solutions for Lifecycle Services and Process Analytics to boost efficiency and streamline production processes.

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City in Saudi Arabia (RCRC) selected ILF as the Project Management Consultant (PMC) for the 1,700,000 m³/day TSE transmission network.

A team of researchers from Lithuania, Cyprus and Germany discovered that at least 4,0 L of transportation fuel and 7,4 kg of carbon dioxide can be saved per hour of remote work per 100 employees.