Sustainably Sourced Luxuries: a Road for the Mining and Metals Industry: Differentiating Metal Commodities through Sustainability
(2011) In IIIEE Master thesis IMEN56 20111The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Abstract
- Metals play a key role as a cornerstone of our modern society; they are part of the most basic
elements of our daily life and have been part of our lifestyles for millennia. Current trends of
metal production point out that developing countries in order to attain a developed-countries
consumption level will require 3-9 times the present metal stock per capita, yet their mining
practices are far from desirable (UNEP, 2010) This project is driven by necessity to address
those environmental and social challenges that the mining and metals industry currently faces
through the market-based policy tool of private regulation and under the sustainability
product differentiation framework.Through this work, both ends of the product chain... (More) - Metals play a key role as a cornerstone of our modern society; they are part of the most basic
elements of our daily life and have been part of our lifestyles for millennia. Current trends of
metal production point out that developing countries in order to attain a developed-countries
consumption level will require 3-9 times the present metal stock per capita, yet their mining
practices are far from desirable (UNEP, 2010) This project is driven by necessity to address
those environmental and social challenges that the mining and metals industry currently faces
through the market-based policy tool of private regulation and under the sustainability
product differentiation framework.Through this work, both ends of the product chain were
analysed, as well as current sectorialiniatives. In conclusion, sustainable product differentiation
is possible for metal commodities; in addition, this research points out that those private
regulation schemes that relate to luxury products are promising for creating momentum for
change in the industry. (Less)
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- author
- Acosta, Nicolas LU
- supervisor
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- Philip Peck LU
- organization
- course
- IMEN56 20111
- year
- 2011
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Mining, Metals, Product Differentiation, Environment, Sustainable Development, and Luxury Products.
- publication/series
- IIIEE Master thesis
- report number
- 2011:01
- ISSN
- 1401-9191
- language
- English
- id
- 2202443
- date added to LUP
- 2011-11-08 15:01:48
- date last changed
- 2011-11-08 15:01:48
@misc{2202443, abstract = {{Metals play a key role as a cornerstone of our modern society; they are part of the most basic elements of our daily life and have been part of our lifestyles for millennia. Current trends of metal production point out that developing countries in order to attain a developed-countries consumption level will require 3-9 times the present metal stock per capita, yet their mining practices are far from desirable (UNEP, 2010) This project is driven by necessity to address those environmental and social challenges that the mining and metals industry currently faces through the market-based policy tool of private regulation and under the sustainability product differentiation framework.Through this work, both ends of the product chain were analysed, as well as current sectorialiniatives. In conclusion, sustainable product differentiation is possible for metal commodities; in addition, this research points out that those private regulation schemes that relate to luxury products are promising for creating momentum for change in the industry.}}, author = {{Acosta, Nicolas}}, issn = {{1401-9191}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, series = {{IIIEE Master thesis}}, title = {{Sustainably Sourced Luxuries: a Road for the Mining and Metals Industry: Differentiating Metal Commodities through Sustainability}}, year = {{2011}}, }