Sustainable Management in the Extractive Industries.
SUMEX is a 36-month project funded by the European Commission that started on 1 November 2020. The project aims to establish a sustainability framework for the extractive industry in Europe, with the involvement of stakeholders from civil society, academia, industry and government backgrounds from all across the EU.
About the project
Sustainabilityframework for the extractive industry in Europe.
We aim at establishing a sustainability framework by considering the Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal, as well as EU Social License to Operate considerations and will involve stakeholders from civil society, academia, government and industry backgrounds from all across the EU.
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Latest news about SUMEX
Presentations from the first regional workshop now online
On 23 November 2021, the SUMEX team held its first regional workshop. The peer-learning event was organised in a digital format. The presentations given
Sustainability framework for the European extractive industry
The SUMEX project is pleased to announce the release of a report describing the sustainability aspects that should be considered for the European extractive
SUMEX workshop: How can sustainable mining in Europe be supported? Connect with other practitioners!
The SUMEX project team is happy to announce our first regional workshop. This peer-learning event will be held on 23 November 2021, 10:00-12:30 and
Sustainability outside the box: lessons from natural resource projects, architecture and E-learning
The second SUMEX Clustering Workshop with the theme Sustainability outside the box: lessons from natural resource projects, architecture and E-learning, took place online 29
Contribute to our capacity building survey!
The SUMEX project is inviting stakeholders involved in the extractives industry (policymakers, permitting authorities, NGOs, etc.) to understand where specific knowledge gaps exist in
SUMEX survey on capacity building
The SUMEX project is inviting stakeholders involved in the extractives industry (policymakers, permitting authorities, NGOs, etc.) to understand where specific knowledge gaps exist in
SUMEX Policy brief #1
SUMEX is pleased to launch the first edition of its yearly Policy brief where we present a preliminary framework of priorities for sustainable development
SUMEX clustering workshop: collecting best practice considerations from European and global partners
The SUMEX project organised its first clustering workshop on 15 and 16 June 2021, gathering representatives from several EU funded projects as well as
SUMEX toolkit: Everything you ever wanted to know about practices in the extractives sector
One of SUMEX’s main outputs will be the digital toolkit for good practice learning. An online repository about EU extractive sector practices will contain
Discover the SUMEX website
We are pleased to launch today the SUMEX website!
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 101003622
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