“How methodology determines what is critical” – the first round table on criticality held in Vancouver last June was a great success. Click here to see all the presentations in PDF or video format and learn more about how what we view as critical depends on the methods applied.

On February 27, 2018, Alessandra Hool from ESM Foundation and Patrick Wäger from EMPA held a seminar about teaching about critical raw materials. For all those who could not be present, SATW published its own report about the seminar and its results.

The project Towards a World Forum on Raw Materials (FORAM) is a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Commission. The main objective of FORAM is to develop a platform of international experts and stakeholders that will together help to improve international cooperation on raw materials and investments worldwide. By closely working with the relevant stakeholders in industry, European and international organisations, governments, academia and civil society the project is contributing to consolidate the efforts towards a more joint and coherent approach towards raw materials policies. FORAM in particular seeks to engage the international stakeholders coming from different sectors of the value chain of the raw materials into a dialogue, […]

The second Resources Forum Switzerland “Science, Economy and Cities together for more resource efficiency” will take place on October, 25 at EMPA academy in Dübendorf. Where are the hot spots of resources use? Have cities and industry already found solutions? Experts from various fields will gather at the Resources Forum to make progress on this issue. You will soon find more information about the Resources Forum here.

« How methodology determines what is critical » – this is the title of the first Round Table on Criticality held at the international conference « Resources for Future Generations » in Vancouver, on June 19. The event is orgaized by IRTC. Click here to find out what else happens at the international conference. If you are interested in this event, you do not need to travel to Vancouver: it will be possible to attend the meeting online. How to attend online will be published in a few days. We are looking forward to your participation!