Sustainability ESG Committee | International Precious Metals Institute

About the Sustainability/ESG Committee

Our Mission

To provide a unique and interactive forum for IPMI members to exchange effective practices in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) within precious metals as well as sustainability and our industry’s impact on the low carbon economy. This committee will ultimately serve as a depository of information, a forum for discussion on areas of concern and a welcoming and inclusive community for members actively promoting sustainability and responsible accounting of ESG risk factors throughout the precious metals supply chain.

Sustainability/ESG Overview

Membership

Open to all IPMI members. IPMI strongly suggests those members who have considerable experience in these areas to be directly involved in the sharing of information for the betterment of the Precious Metal Industry. SESG encourages the participation of Senior Management and Executive personnel with over-arching responsibility for SESG in their organization.

Co-Chairs

James Gavilan, Gavilan Commodities
Sam Sabin, Sabin Metals

Activities, Duties, and Responsibilities

Organize twice-yearly meetings, with one held at the Annual Conference.
Meetings/Sessions will address a wide range of Sustainability/ESG topics.
Co-Chairs are responsible for organizing the speakers and agenda for each meeting.
Additional virtual meetings may be held on a specific issue basis if needed.
IPMI Executive Director organizes location and logistics of meeting.

Objectives

• Share practices including:

Provide a twice-yearly forum for members to discuss contemporary SESG issues and practices.
Focus will be on collaboration and information sharing regarding:
- Prevailing Trends
- Key Regulatory Initiatives
- Metrics Standardization
- Financing
Sharing of the diverse perspectives of the IPMI business sectors and value chains.
Serving as a forum for thoughtful idea exchange and a communication hub for SESG ideas to be exchanged and concerns to be addressed.
Enlisting sector experts and relevant industry participants to present and conduct discussion groups.
Brainstorm and review ideas on how to engage the IPMI membership and protect the SESG business interests of our industry.
Envision additional ways that the proposed committee can help ensure a thriving world for future generations.
Assist the IPMI in implementing a Sustainability Program.

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The Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst, AECC AISBL, noted the European Parliament today adopted its report on the Euro 7 legislative proposal for cars, vans, trucks and buses.

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SESG News

TANAKA Successfully Develops the World's First[1] Manufacturing Technology for Platinum Materials with Nano-Sized Crystal Grains

November 15, 2024

The average grain size of a typical bulk metal is about 10 μm at the smallest. In this new technology, the average crystal grain size can be controlled in the nano scale. As a result, the developed pure platinum, with 99.9% or higher purity, has 10 times the hardness and 4 times the strength of typical platinum materials.

Solar underpins record high industrial demand for silver

November 15, 2024

The Silver Institute and Metals Focus says global silver demand in 2024 will largely grow due to gains from green economy applications, especially the PV sector. It expects the global silver market to show a physical deficit of around 182 million ounces in 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of shortfall.

KIST's New Catalyst Reduces Iridium Use for Green Hydrogen Production

November 04, 2024

A research team of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has successfully developed a high-efficiency water electrolysis catalyst that significantly reduces the amount of iridium used to one-twentieth of that in commercial catalysts. This innovation addresses a major hurdle in the global scale-up of water electrolysis facilities, where the high price of iridium catalysts has been a ...

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