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Chile is addressing climate change and water conflicts by investing in desalination and, crucially, collaborating with local communities. This is especially important for regions like the Central Region, which has faced a "mega drought" since 2010. While desalination is considered the best solution in response to the growing water scarcity problem, there are concerns about its application and environmental impact. That’s why community involvement needs to be at the heart of any desalination strategy. Local communities should be engaged in the design and monitoring of desalination plants, ensuring their concerns are addressed. This collaboration helps balance water needs with environmental protection. Read more about both the concerns and solutions for a desalination process, including a shining best practice example featuring the partnership between Aguas Pacífico and the Bahía Narau Fishermen's Federation: https://lnkd.in/exmeNM8q #MakingSustainabilityHappen #Desalination #WaterManagement #ClimateAction #CommunityEngagement #Chile

🎉 Happy holidays from SLR! 🎉 As the end of the year approaches, we want to take a moment to thank our colleagues, clients, and partners for their support, collaboration, and dedication this year! This is a great opportunity to reflect on our shared successes and look forward to an exciting and prosperous 2025. We recognize that different holidays and traditions are observed across our global community. No matter how you celebrate - we hope that this time of year brings opportunities for reflection and connection.

A week back at our desks post the annual United Nations 13th Forum on Business and Human Rights, and here are our some of our key takeaways: What a privilege to witness and be part of the energy in the room! The Forum showcased the power of a platform for engagement, discussion, and debate which accommodates in one place the diverse perspectives of rights holders, civil society, investors, governments, and business. We felt as though we are witnessing a paradigm shift in the field of Human Rights, moving beyond normative voluntary frameworks and good practice principles to a future of mandatory requirements and hard law around due diligence, disclosure, and reporting on human rights risk and impact management - with laws like the EUDR and CSDDD driving accountability. The enduring relevance of the UNGPs as a framework to analyse human rights risks in complex supply chains was a recurring theme, even as we navigate new and awaited legislations. Whilst large corporations may have come a long way since the UNGPs were introduced, there is still a big difference between what sustainability teams are communicating and how their procurement teams are operating. Understanding the impacts of purchasing practices is key to unlocking meaningful engagement in value chains. Without it, lots of the work sustainability teams are doing may be lost. A message that was driven home at every session was the importance of effecting meaningful stakeholder engagement. Rightsholders should be shaping the programmes that businesses are creating, not just providing feedback on them. Supporting our clients to tackle the practical challenges of transposing and implementing policy and guiding frameworks by embedding respect for human rights robustly in their businesses, portfolios, and supply chains lies on our horizon for 2025 and beyond. Many thanks to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights for organising this insightful event. #UNForumBHR #bizhumanrights #esg

The SLR Consulting team (Katya Masun, P.Geo., Varun Bhundhoo, and I) and Arcadis (Gerd Wiatzka) visited the operations of a #leader in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (#ASM) in Central America. #TeamSLR is providing support to our clients on global #mining projects. #MiningIndustry #MiningNews #ResponsibleMining #MiningAdvisory #MetallurgicalEngineering #Gold #Silver #Copper #Lead #Zinc #MineWaste #Tailings #TailingsDam #CriticalMinerals #Communities #SustainablePractices #Sustainability #EnvironmentalImpact #ESG #SLRNews #MakingSustainabilityHappen #OneTeam

We're excited to share the news that Element Advisory is now part of SLR. Led by James Curtis FAIM GAICD, Element Advisory is a 65-person team of technical specialists with expertise in planning and regulatory approvals, social, heritage, digital and spatial services. For over 30 years they have delivered trusted advice supporting critical infrastructure projects, solving modern day ESG challenges and creating sustainable and vibrant urban communities. The addition of Element Advisory will strengthen SLR’s national Planning and Assessment team managed by Tamara Smith, and deepen our impact across the built environment, resources and renewable energy sectors. This acquisition will also see our local presence in Perth grow to a team of more than 170, making it one of the largest specialist teams in Western Australia. By combining the technical, scientific, project management and regulatory approvals capabilities of both teams, we can tackle some of the region’s most complex sustainability challenges. Together, we will be Making Sustainability Happen. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gxDPe9sM #MakingSustainabilityHappen #SLRNews #oneteam

We're thrilled to share one of our projects, the #BookChainProject, has just released the second edition of their Environment Report. The report provides insights into the publishing industry’s environmental performance and this latest edition offers even greater data coverage than the first, as the measurement and reporting of environmental activities become more commonplace. We're proud to have supported the production of this report to assist the publishing industry in #MakingSustainabilityHappen. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eK3jpeZX

The global energy transition is driving the need for substantial investment into critical raw materials such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese. As such, SLR has collaborated with the Green Purposes Company (GPC), which is a shareholder in the Green Investment Group, to collate a report recommending what is required to unlock private capital, while ensuring robust ESG standards and safeguards are integrated across the supply chain. Read the full report - https://lnkd.in/eSqKHn-x Yesterday SLR held a webinar with the GPC to highlight the key findings of the report, and to discuss the challenges and opportunities for investing sustainably in energy transition minerals. If you missed it, you can catch up on the webinar recording below. Or visit our website - https://lnkd.in/e4JvwZxD - to read a run down of the Q&A with our guest Paul Ekins (Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources and Green Purposes Company Trustee). On this page you will also find the full ‘Investing Sustainably in Energy Transition Minerals’ report. Vicente Vicuña González, Ava Scott, Njomza Miftari, Maria-Yassin Jah, Ben Lepley https://lnkd.in/eRmwQ6V6

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🌱 Transforming Mine Sites for a Sustainable Future 🌏 At SLR, we're proud to be a trusted partner in delivering sustainable solutions across the entire mining lifecycle. We understand that effective mine closure and transformation are vital for enhancing natural capital and setting the standard for sustainable best practices. With over 30 years of global mine closure expertise, our dedicated team offers a comprehensive range of services to help clients transform mine sites into enduring, positive assets for future generations. Together, we are Making Sustainability Happen for our communities and our planet. 💚 Once again, SLR is a proud Major Sponsor of the (ACG) Australian Centre for Geomechanics's Mine Closure Conference, this year hosted in Perth, Western Australia. Also home to over 110 of our talented colleagues in Subiaco.    Jeremy Scott Collyard, Mining Sector Lead – USA & Global Mine Closure Lead, will be presenting ‘Fort Collins aggregate mine planning for closure: optimising post-closure land use through mine operations’ during Day Three, Session 19, 1.50pm.   We will be exhibiting at booth #17 and we look forward to seeing you.   Another fantastic opportunity to showcase what our industry can achieve through global collaboration!   #MakingSustainabilityHappen #OneTeam #MineClosure #Sustainability #Transformation #NaturalCapital   Chris Meikle | Jeremy Scott Collyard | Felicity Jones | Helena Howell | Brad Radloff | Dave Walker | Angus Bracken | Stephan Theben | Tim Paul

Attending the Responsible Business Alliance and Responsible Minerals Initiative Conference in San Jose, California this week? Don't hestitate to reach out to our team who will be excited to connect with you. https://lnkd.in/eCdfjCEE