How the ‘Change Generation’ Is Motivating Businesses to Commit to Sustainability

The economy today works as one straight line. Raw materials are taken from the environment, made into goods and then thrown away. However, this method of manufacturing isn’t sustainable in the long run. A circular economy is the answer to maintaining the earth’s finite resources. Instead of being thrown out, materials are continuously repurposed and reused. This emerging system is gaining momentum with businesses, countries and consumers, but there is plenty of work ahead.
Read the full article at: www.netimpact.org

The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) has published October 2021 Copper Bulletin, which provides preliminary copper supply and demand data for the month of July 2021.  In accordance with the data provided by ICSG, the world copper mine production increased marginally by almost 3.6% in the initial seven-month period of the current year. The concentrate production surged higher by around 5.5%, whereas the SX-EW output declined by almost 4.3%.  Chile-the world’s largest copper mine producing country saw its output dip marginally by 1.0%. The output in Peru has increased by 11% over the year. The Indonesian output recorded 61% jump over the previous year, primarily on account of continued ramp up of underground production at the Grasberg mine. Significant production increases were also witnessed in the DRC and Panama.