Critical minerals governance gap, food waste, Primark's recycling deal, and more

Critical minerals governance gap, food waste, Primark’s recycling deal, and more

Critical minerals boom risks second funding gap as governance support shrinks

Press release by Mining.com

Governments are pouring billions of dollars into critical minerals projects in a race to secure new supply chains, but a parallel pullback in funding for governance and community engagement could ultimately slow the very projects policymakers are trying to accelerate, according to a new report by the Trust, Accountability and Inclusion (TAI) Collaborative.

US-Ukrainian investment fund seals first critical minerals deal

Press release by Reuters

The joint US-Ukrainian reconstruction investment fund has sealed its first critical minerals deal ‌alongside four other new projects, one of its top US officials told Reuters.

The fund, established as part of the minerals pact the two countries signed in April last year following a push by US President Donald Trump, is focused on five strategic sectors from minerals and defence to energy and infrastructure.

BS ISO 20001: the world’s first food loss and waste management system standard

Press release by BSI

BS ISO 20001:2026 is the world’s first management system standard dedicated specifically to food loss and waste management.

It provides a management system framework to help organizations systematically manage, prevent and minimize food loss and waste across the food supply chain while supporting monitoring, reporting and continual improvement.

Recycled polyester to enter Primark clothing from 2029

Article by edie

Primark has agreed a multi-year deal with textile recycling company Circ to introduce recycled polyester made from textile waste into its clothing from 2029.The agreement will be Primark’s first multi-year offtake deal with a textile-to-textile recycler.

DR Congo’s power-hungry mining sector drives record solar surge

Article by Climate Home News

More than 300,000 solar panels and 120 battery containers are helping to power Africa’s largest copper mine with continuous clean energy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as miners turn to solar as an alternative to expensive diesel and energy imports.