In the previous years, there were those that said the worst crisis in the steel industry happened during the financial crisis of 2009. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging that long-held view.

In Part 1 of his two-part blog, Trevor Bergfeldt addressed the global imperative for industrial sectors, such as mining, to reduce their carbon footprint and help mitigate the negative impacts of carbon emissions on the environment. Part 2 looks at some of the available solutions and how organizations can build a roadmap on their journey to carbon neutrality.

Town centres and high streets, which already had a strong case for proactive investment and attention before the virus hit, are where the economic impacts of COVID will play out most visibly. In the short-term, local government will play an important role in identifying affected businesses and trying to channel the support they need.

Four strategies to successfully manage uncertainty as an individual and as a business during COVID-19

A highly successful business requires an optimized project, a rapid ramp-up, and sustainable operation. These are conflicting goals which must be managed from day one by an integrated team from three separate organizations.

Mother Nature hit us hard this year on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. She gave us glimpses into a future that will be difficult to ignore once we regain control of our health and economic systems and settle in to our “new normal”.

As demand for minerals grows, mining companies are simultaneously faced with new and complex challenges in a rapidly-changing world. Trevor Bergfeldt addresses how the mining industry is helping to fight climate change by accelerating the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. This is part one of "Changing climate, changing priorities: the transition to a low-carbon economy."

The balance between environmental protection and economic activity is a key determining factor for any project. To successfully increase well-being for all, Canadians call for a renewed focus on key success factors. We take a look at the Government of Canada's Community Well-Being (CWB) index and its role in tracking the socioeconomic well-being of Indigenous communities.

In asset-intensive industries, core assets are significant in terms of their value to build, complexity to operate, and criticalness to production and economic performance.

As policy makers respond to the immediate health challenges posed by Covid-19, we need to prepare for what the future holds. We have developed an Interactive Dashboard that tries to identify exposure to the socio-economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic across England. But by utilizing data sources from other countries, our effort is towards a global replication and understanding.