The Blended Capital Group - ESG, Governance, Strategy and Finance Integration Leadership Focused on Impact Delivery
Artisanal miners are a strategic opportunity for increasing supply of #criticalminerals that support #militarysecurity. Things in common for most of these minerals: 🏹 China has dominant #mining and/or refining positions 🏹 artisanal miners produce them 🏹 supply shortfalls combined with geopolitical rivalries make them strategic The Blended Capital Group, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), Capitals Coalition and Capitals Hub Canada recently shared that we are standing-up a digital marketplace that will democratize access to capital for artisanal mining. Combining differing value and investor segments into leveraged capital stacks opens the door for at-scale capital that delivers scaled formalization. The result? 🏹 financial value - increased productivity 🏹 social value - reduced poverty, vulnerability, safety concerns, #humanrights abuses 🏹 environmental value- nature positive - improved #biodiversity and reforestation 🏹 economic value - #sustainabledevelopment 🏹 strategic value- increased critical minerals supply that supports #energysecurity, #economicsecurity and #militarysecurity If you are #mininginvestment, #impactinvestment or the leader of a mining company, reach out, let’s talk about what the digital marketplace means for you. The Blended Capital Group and our network of partners & collaborators are committed to reimagining outcomes in artisanal mining. Strategic opportunities are clear, value and impact are clear, the role of a transparent investment marketplace that opens doors for capital is clear. Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) Levin Sources BanQu | Proven Traceability Tech & Expertise Napier Meridian Capitals Coalition Capitals Hub Canada Innovest Advisory Investing for Good CIC #responsiblemining #asm #esg #sdgs #impact #sustainability
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⛏️ Critical Minerals: "NATO releases list of 12 defence-critical raw materials" - updated 16 Dec 2024 Here's the list of NATO Defence Critical Minerals from the article: 1. Aluminium, 2. Beryllium, 3. Cobalt, 4. Gallium, 5. Germanium, 6. Graphite, 7. Lithium, 8. Manganese, 9. Platinum, 10. Rare Earth Elements, 11. Titanium, 12. Tungsten 👉 Article: https://lnkd.in/dnhtEXbG (Doc from article attached) On the topic of NATO's requirements, an insightful and informative article today by 🇬🇧 British diplomat Ian Proud which is featured on Responsible Statecraft: "NATO countries spending 3%? That's empire." Mark Rutte wants Cold War spending but Russia is in no way the same adversary, calling into question real motives. 👉 Article: https://lnkd.in/d2zsvJYy #lithium #rareearths #graphite #mining #criticalminerals #rawmaterials #cobalt #nato #russia #ukraine
The Blended Capital Group - ESG, Governance, Strategy and Finance Integration Leadership Focused on Impact Delivery
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