Uncharted risk measures for the management of sustainable mining

Watts, Beatriz Amanda; Zago, Valéria Cristina Palmeira; Gopakumar, Lakshmi; Ghazaryan, Karen; Movsesyan, Hasmik

doi:10.1002/ieam.4769

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“…A long-term risk management plan to avoid any environmental impact from mining operations was presented by Watts et al (2023). To minimize the disaster impacts, preventive measures require the involvement of the local community, policymakers, and miners in the different phases.…”

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International approaches to contamination management: Introduction to the RemTech Europe 2021 Special Series

Falconi

Grenni

2023

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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This article is part of the special series "RemTech Europe 2021: International Approaches to Contamination Management." The series documents and advances the current state of the practice, with respect to the sustainable management of contaminated sites, high resolution techniques for characterization, disrupting technologies for remediation of soil and groundwater, and risk assessment frameworks.

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International approaches to contamination management: Introduction to the RemTech Europe 2021 Special Series

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2023

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Exchange of knowledge and the consolidation of culture for contamination management: Introduction to the RemTech Europe 2022 Special Series

Falconi,

Grenni

2024

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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The urgency of protecting ecosystems and their recovery from contamination has been highlighted in several recent European strategies because Europe's biodiversity and landscapes are declining rapidly due to different human pressures. Despite the existence of EU and national laws addressing environmental contamination, practical procedures are often missing. For example, competent authorities must deal promptly and effectively with environmental accidents, noncompliance, and criminal offenses but relevant tools that facilitate these processes are often lacking. For example, thorough planning is crucial for effective investigation and assessment to improve environmental damage assessments in line with the European Environmental Liability Directive (ELD, 2004/35/EC). With regard to soils, a specific European legislation for their protection, the European Soil Monitoring Law, is currently being developed. However, it is crucial that this law bridges the gaps between existing chemical regulations and that it aligns with current European strategies for environmental protection and sustainability. Continuous feedback of soil monitoring results to regulatory frameworks will be essential. This feedback loop ensures that chemical regulations are relevant and effective in protecting soil health. In this context, development and sharing of effective and practical procedures for recovering ecosystems from contamination are crucial. This was the case at the RemTech Europe meeting, which was held online and onsite in Ferrara, Italy, in September 2022. The discussion covered all aspects of environmental contaminants. It ranged from the basic understanding of these contaminants to the various types that pose a threat to organisms, studies of their environmental fate, detection methods, and sustainable practices for contaminant management. The special series dedicated to RemTech Europe 2022 is particularly relevant to these purposes and resulted in six articles that were selected from oral presentations. The articles emphasize the need for integrated approaches to risk management and remediation to address the problems of soil, sediment, and groundwater contamination. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2024;00:1–5. © 2024 The Author(s). Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC).

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Empowerment and project performance success: the role of leadership and power distance

Caruajulca,

Khalilzadeh

2024

JEDT

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Purpose The construction of infrastructure projects for extracting natural resources is vital to the economies of countries and the strategies of mining companies. Project performance success (PJPF) means achieving the planned scope, cost, schedule and quality. This study aims to analyze if PJPF is influenced by the team’s psychological empowerment (PEMP) and structural empowerment (SEMP), the project manager’s transformational leadership (TLD) and shared leadership (SLD) styles and the cultural power distance (CPDT). The study also examined the mediating roles of TLD and CPDT. Design/methodology/approach This paper tested its hypotheses through confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling in AMOS. Data were collected using the online survey platform SurveyMonkey. Owners, contractors and consultants from 24 countries across the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia contributed a total of 222 responses. All participants were involved in construction projects owned by a mining company listed in the S&P 500. Findings PEMP has a positive impact on PJPF, SEMP and CPDT. PEMP fosters engaged and autonomous employees with agility and problem-solving skills. TLD mediates the relationship between PEMP and SLD. The results indicated that SEMP, TLD and SLD, on their own, do not directly contribute to project success. In contrast to prior studies, CPDT does not mediate the effects of PEMP on PJPF. Originality/value Although construction projects remain labor-intensive, research on measuring PEMP, SEMP, TLD, SLD and CPDT in this field is limited. This document is notable for incorporating the perspectives of owners, EPC contractors and consultants.

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Uncharted risk measures for the management of sustainable mining

Cited by 4 publications

References 51 publications

International approaches to contamination management: Introduction to the RemTech Europe 2021 Special Series

International approaches to contamination management: Introduction to the RemTech Europe 2021 Special Series

Exchange of knowledge and the consolidation of culture for contamination management: Introduction to the RemTech Europe 2022 Special Series

Empowerment and project performance success: the role of leadership and power distance

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