Mercuria CSR Report 2021 - Flipbook - Page 81
2021 Corporate Social Responsibility
SDG3 (Good Health & Well-being)
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
The UN reported in 2021 that many health indicators such as maternal and child
health were improving before the threat of COVID-19 emerged but the pandemic
has halted or reversed progress in many parts of the world. Mercuria has continued
to strengthen its own Health and Safety programme, as well as ensuring appropriate
attention to the communities and environments in proximity to its operations.
SDG7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
The UNSDG Report highlighted that progress in ensuring energy access was uneven
across regions in 2021 due to the pandemic causing millions of people to lose access to
electricity. However, the UN noted that stimulus plans could scale up the deployment
of clean energy technologies. Beyond the fundamental core of our business in bring
energy commodities to markets, Mercuria continues to actively investing in those
areas which will further our participation in the future energy transition.
SDG8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and
productive employment and decent work for all.
The 2021 UNSDG Report warned that the pandemic has put workers in informal
employment at risk, as they lack protection against illness or lockdowns and that
young workers and women have been particularly affected by the crisis. Mercuria
takes great pride in considering the wellness not only of its directly held employees,
but also in the efforts of the even larger group of persons employed within the
various holdings of the Group.
SDG9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)
Build resilient infrastructure, promote
industrialization and foster innovation.
inclusive
and
sustainable
The 2021 UNSDG Report highlighted that the lack of resilient infrastructure,
information and communication technologies, and basic services limited a country’s
ability to perform and adjust to global shocks such as the pandemic. Mercuria’s efforts
to intensify its investments with the aim of supporting the future energy transition
exemplify real and tangible evidence of the organization’s efforts in this aim.
SDG9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
The 2021 UNSDG Report warned that e-waste generation was growing by 0.16
kilograms per capita annually, reaching 9.0 kilograms per capita in 2030. E-waste
recycling in the past decade was only 0.05 kilograms per capita: a tenfold increase
is needed to recycle all e-waste by 2030. Electric vehicles, energy storage and
renewable energy will be the principal drivers of the demand for technology metals
such as cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), lithium (Li), vandium (V), tin (Sn), tungsten (W) as
well as rare earth metals. In April of 2021 Mercuria acquired a significant minority
stake in TechMet in this context. The privately held mining and metals company was
founded in 2017 to produce, process, and recycle the technology metals that will
accelerate the global transition to clean energy technologies.
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