On February 27, it was announced that Metals&Minerals was one of five initiatives that have been granted funding to establish a Program office within Impact Innovation, the next generation’s strategic innovation program and Sweden’s innovation investment for the 2030s! It’s an extensive initiative and long-term mobilization with support from The Swedish Energy Agency, Formas and Vinnova.
-We are really looking forward to launching a program with players from the whole value chain of metals and minerals, from exploration to material use and everything in between, says Maria Swartling, future Program Manager of Metals&Minerals. The Mission is: “Ensuring sustainable and resilient metals and minerals supply for the societal transition” which supports Sweden’s and Europe’s goal to enable a climate neutral, resource-efficient, environmentally sound economy that is less reliant on imported, unsustainably produced or insecure sources of raw materials by 2050.
“We are a broad consortium and the Program office will be established in five locations across Sweden: Luleå, Sandviken, Örebro, Stockholm and Jönköping. This way, all our members and stakeholders will have the program close to them. We now look forward to working together towards our Mission.”
Maria Swartling, Program Manager, Metals&Minerals
- Metals&Minerals – sustainable and resilient metal and mineral supply
- Net Zero Industry Programme – accelerate the Swedish manufacturing industry’s development towards net zero emissions
- Water for Vital Environments – WAVE – sustainable water for all by 2050
- SustainGov – reform the public sector to ensure society’s sustainability transformation
- Shift2Access – transform Sweden into attractive and accessible iving environments for everyone
