WRF Declaration 2009: a joint call to reduce resource consumption in ‘wealthy nations’
On September 16, 2009 – at the end of the first World Resources Forum conference in Davos (Switzerland) and Nagoya (Japan) – participants adopted a declaration to tackle the excessive
WRFA partners up with Responsible Mining Foundation for the Extractive Commodity Trading Report 2023
St.Gallen, 5 September 2022 – The World Resources Forum Association and the Responsible Mining Foundation are partnering on the production of the Extractive Commodity Trading Report 2023. Building on the
Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek: 3 visionary ideas that changed how we think about sustainable resource use
By Xaver Edelmann & Emanuele Di Francesco —— Known as the ‘father of dematerialization‘ and the inventor of the ‘Ecological Rucksack‘ (‘Ökologischer Rucksack’) and ‘Resources Turnaround‘ (‘Ressourcenwende‘), Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek (1932-2019)
WRFA partner of new Horizon Europe project developing EU-Africa partnerships for responsible sourcing of critical raw materials
The World Resources Forum Association becomes consortium partner of the project ‘Building EU-Africa partnerships on sustainable raw materials supply chain‘, in short AfricaMaVal, funded by the European Commission, as part
The legacy of the Responsible Mining Foundation: in conversation with Hélène de Villiers-Piaget
A few months ago the Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF) announced that it will close due to lack of long-term independent funding. For many familiar with extractive issues, this news has
Close the gap while closing the loop? WRF and IRP webinar on how to manage a fair, global circular economy transition
On June 23rd, 15.00 – 16.30 CEST, the World Resources Forum and the International Resource Panel will co-host an open webinar with leading international experts on Global North-South relations for
WRFA partner of European Environment Agency for accelerating the transition to a circular economy
As an implementing partner of the European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use, the World Resources Forum Association will support the European Environment Agency in further developing the knowledge base