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Climate change is actively disrupting production, supply chains and resource availability. Businesses need real-time visibility into how products are designed, sourced, manufactured, transported, used and recycled. The demand for critical minerals used in clean energy technologies could grow by nearly 3.5 times by 2030. Here’s how different sectors are being affected and the approaches businesses are adopting to stay future-ready. Mining & Metals Key Risks • Resource extraction is becoming more energy and water intensive. • Supply chain instability is impacting raw material availability. Approach • Expanding recycling and material recovery initiatives. • Reducing dependence on virgin extraction. • Building circular supply chains for critical materials. Agriculture & Food Systems Key Risks • Rising temperatures and soil degradation are reducing crop productivity. • Water scarcity is increasing irrigation and fertilizer costs. Approach • Using precision farming technologies for water and fertilizer optimization. • Investing in biodiversity restoration and climate-resilient crops. Technology Key Risks • Global e-waste reached more than 62 million metric tons in 2022, yet only around 22% was formally recycled. • Data centers consume massive amounts of energy and water. Approach • Improving resource efficiency in infrastructure. • Increasing renewable energy adoption across operations. Manufacturing Key Risks • Floods, heatwaves and resource shortages are increasing production costs. • Carbon-intensive operations face growing regulatory pressure. Approach • Integrating renewable energy into production systems. • Using recycled materials and low-impact manufacturing models. This is where Trace Circle comes in. • Tracks the complete product lifecycle journey. • Calculates carbon emissions across the value chain. • Monitors energy usage and water consumption. • Measures waste generation and material impact. • Enables transparent and traceable sustainability reporting. Jessika Roswall | Ruud Kempener | Andrea Orsag | Wopke Hoekstra | Andrea Bruno | Dan Jørgensen | Mauro CORDELLA | Eric Mamer Future Transformation | Trace Circle | European Commission | Herman Harkink | Shalini Rao | Prasanna Lohar #ClimateRisk #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CircularEconomy #DigitalProductPassport #Traceability #ESG #NetZero #Manufacturing

Most organisations have world-class governance ambitions. Very few have the systems to deliver them. Our CEO, Dr. Romeo Effs, was at the UNECE Sustainable Energy and UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Workshop, and this is what he brought back. "We do not lack frameworks. What we lack is consistent execution." Three things that stood out: 1. The execution gap is the real sustainability crisis. 2. The distance between what organisations intend and what they actually deliver that is where ESG promises collapse. It is also where we work. 3. Data is not admin. It is governance. Poor assumptions lead to poor policies. Bringing science and transparency into resource decisions is strategic governance. Full stop. Waste is a governance failure. Circularity cannot be an afterthought. It has to be designed in from day one across extraction, reuse, recycling and end-of-life. Abandoning a mine site after extraction is not a social issue. It is a board-level failure. The organisations that will lead the energy transition are not the ones with the best slogans. They are the ones that build institutions, data capability and disciplined implementation. That is what we help leadership teams do here at Lumorus. 📩 If your organisation is navigating governance, ESG compliance or resource decision-making, let's talk. https://zurl.co/pfkc9 #ResourceGovernance #EnergyTransition #ESG #CorporateGovernance #CriticalMinerals #Lumorus #UNECE #Sustainability

Our Managing Director, Dr.Anand Vashi,will be attending the Global Water Summit 2026 in Madrid from 18–20 May, engaging with global leaders, utilities, financiers, and innovators shaping the next era of water resilience and circularity. This year is especially significant as our parent company Enviro Control Private Limited has been shortlisted for the Global Water Award – Water Project of the Year for delivering the world’s largest 160 MLD Water Treatment Plant based on ceramic membrane technology for long‑chain PFAS removal — a landmark achievement in advanced water treatment and public health protection. Through Enviro Control UK and our WAVES - Global Innovation Hub, we remain committed to: • Advancing high‑performance, climate‑resilient treatment technologies • Strengthening UK–India technical collaboration • Accelerating innovation across the water sector We look forward to meaningful discussions in Madrid and to contributing to a more sustainable global water future.💦 #EnviroControlUK #GlobalWaterSummit #GWS2026 #UKIndia #WaterReuse #PFAS #Innovation #WAVES #WaterIndustry #Sustainability

Most sustainability conversations are won by slogans. The ones that actually matter are won by institutions, data, and disciplined implementation. That was my biggest takeaway from last week's workshop with UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and UNECE Sustainable Energy. Three takeaways for me: 1. The gap that actually holds us back: We do not lack frameworks. What we consistently lack is execution. The biggest challenge in sustainability today is not ambition; it is the bridge between ambition and implementation. I see this constantly in the work we do at Lumorus. 2. Data is not housekeeping. It is governance: There is a lot of noise around energy transition and critical minerals. Some of it is useful. A lot of it is not grounded in evidence. Poor assumptions lead to poor policies, poor decisions and poor outcomes. Bringing science and transparency into resource decisions is not a technical exercise. It is strategic governance. 3. Waste is not an environmental issue. It is a governance failure: We cannot keep thinking only in terms of extraction. Circularity, reuse, recycling, material flows, and end-of-life planning have to be built into the system from the design phase. Abandoning a mine site after extraction is not just a social problem. It is a governance failure, a design failure, and increasingly a business failure. The answer is not to choose between global consistency and local context. The answer is to build systems strong enough to hold both. Responsible resource management is not just about protecting the planet. It is about building economies, protecting societies, and creating organisations and systems that can deliver lasting value for all stakeholders. If your organisation is sitting on strong ambitions but struggling with the implementation, whether that is governance frameworks, board accountability, ESG reporting or resource decision-making, that is exactly the work we do at Lumorus. We help leadership teams close the gap between what they intend and what they actually deliver. #ResourceGovernance #EnergyTransition #CriticalMinerals #Circularity #Lumorus #UNECE #SustainableEnergy #Leadership

Next week is the All-Energy Conference 2026 and we’re excited to be presenting two panel discussions as well as showcasing our Circularity Zone at this year’s event.  Here’s the full line up:  11:30am on Wed 13th May – Our Chief Executive, Ciaran McGuigan, will host the “Financing the Future, Making Circular Projects Bankable” panel, exploring the barriers holding investors back from circular projects and how we can work together to tackle them.   4:10pm on Wed 13th May – Our Director of Circular Economy Delivery, Dr Jane Beasley, hosts “The Roadmap to Circularity” afternoon panel, discussing how industry, policy and finance can collaborate to create viable circular solutions.   Across both event days, our team will be joined at our Circularity Zone (stand R31) by representatives from BSI, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, Critical Minerals Association (UK), and Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde, ready to talk all things circular in energy infrastructure and beyond. 🔗Find out more: bit.ly/4evR16H #AllEnergyUK All-Energy Exhibition and Conference

All-Energy starts tomorrow and NMIS will be joining Zero Waste Scotland, as part of the Circularity Zone at stand R31. We’ll be joining partners from across industry and academia to explore how circular approaches can support the future of energy infrastructure, manufacturing and supply chains. NMIS will also be contributing to the conference programme, with: 🔹 Stephen Fitzpatrick speaking at Financing the Future: Making Circular Projects Bankable on Wednesday 🔹 Alex Cochrane speaking at Deepwater Wind: Balancing Fixed and Floating Opportunity on Thursday If you’re attending #AllEnergyUK, come and say hello to the team! #AllEnergyUK All-Energy Exhibition and Conference BSI Critical Minerals Association (UK) Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde,

We have compiled a top 10 list of the most read research articles published by Cell Reports Sustainability in 2025. These cover a variety of topics spanning the challenges and solutions to sustainability grand challenges around the world. If you are at #EGU26 come and chat to us at booth 121. 🎉 Greening of the Thar Desert driven by climate change and human interventions Vimal Mishra https://lnkd.in/eHf-fQy2 🎉 A clean energy Korea by 2035: Transitioning to 80% carbon-free electricity generation Won Young Park https://lnkd.in/erUSzD-6 🎉 Long on expectations, short on supply: Regional lithium imbalances and the effects of trade allocations by China, the EU, and the USA André Månberger https://lnkd.in/envaFrKH 🎉 Production of green steel from low-grade ores: An end-to-end techno-economic assessment Alireza Rahbari https://lnkd.in/eY_Zb4c5 🎉 Co-benefits of nature-based solutions exceed the costs of implementation Alberto González García https://lnkd.in/eSG-TZ-y 🎉 Global economic impact of scuba dive tourism Anna Schuhbauer https://lnkd.in/daq6G6x5 🎉 Marine protected areas stage of establishment and level of protection are good predictors of their conservation outcomes Barbara Horta e Costa https://lnkd.in/dm7D4_A7 🎉 Techno-economic analysis of low-carbon hydrogen production pathways for decarbonizing steel and ammonia production Evan Reznicek https://lnkd.in/echptssU 🎉 Sustainability assessment of single-atom catalysts in the transition to greener chemical processes Gianvito Vilé https://lnkd.in/ex8k4drC 🎉 Life-cycle assessment and cost analysis of hydrogen production via aluminum-seawater reactions Aly Kombargi https://lnkd.in/ecTgTR9s

On Tuesday 5 May, 4:30 pm, WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development is hosting a networking reception in Munich at IFAT worldwide, the global meeting place for environmental technologies, focused on scaling decarbonisation solutions and catalysing implementation. If you will be at the fair, we would love to have you with us for the reception: 📩 https://lnkd.in/etVGKB_N One of IFAT's central themes this year is "Circularity is a must," and it is hard to argue with that framing. The solutions are there. The question is how to deploy them profitably, credibly and at scale. That is exactly where the pressure sits for most companies right now. At WBCSD, we have been working on two pieces that are directly relevant to this conversation. The Global Circularity Protocol for Business, launched at COP30, gives companies a science-based framework to measure, manage and disclose circularity across value chains, the piece that has long been missing. https://lnkd.in/dpV6PcpJ And the Avoided Emissions Implementation Hub brings together real-world use cases and sector-specific guidance for companies wanting to account for the emissions their solutions enable others to avoid. https://lnkd.in/dMfDpch9 If you will be at IFAT, let me know what is on your mind. Where are the real bottlenecks when it comes to moving from pilots to scale? Quentin Drewell Roland Hunziker Elisabeth Wilson Philipp Eisenmann #IFATMunich #IFATWorldwide #Sustainability #BusinessTransformation

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁🌍 This Earth Day (#OurPowerOurPlanet), LCY proudly moves beyond commitments to deliver measurable progress through four core pillars: 🔹 𝗟𝗼𝘄-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Expanding fluorine-free and advanced polymers to reduce industrial carbon footprints. 🔹 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆:  Advancing material circularity through our EIPA dual-cycle model and ISCC PLUS-certified sourcing. 🔹 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽:  Applying next-generation membrane technologies to enhance water reuse and efficiency. 🔹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Leveraging our CDP Leadership to drive decarbonization across our global value chain. We don’t just envision a sustainable future—we engineer the solutions that make it possible. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gHUG-hvJ #LCY #EarthDay2026 #ClimateAction #SustainableEngineering #ESG #Innovation

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗔𝗞𝗘 "𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗭𝗘𝗥𝗢" 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡. ESG compliance is now a fundamental engineering requirement. Your choices during a turnaround define your project's environmental footprint. Traditional toxic solvents increase your carbon and waste liability. The ESG Blueprint through Chemistry: 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: Our 50:1 DILUTION RATIO means 90% fewer trucks on the road for chemical delivery. 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐄𝐜𝐨-𝐓𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲: Non-toxic to aquatic life and READILY BIODEGRADABLE. Circular Waste Management: Rapid oil-water separation means you recover more sellable oil and send less waste to treatment. This is not just about being "green"; it is about engineering a more efficient turnaround. Make your next shutdown your most sustainable project yet. Request our ESG and Sustainability compliance profile: 📩 info@gulfoasisbs.com #ESG #Sustainability #NetZero #GreenEngineering #RefineryEfficiency #CorporateResponsibility #CleanTech