by Kai | Jan 31, 2023 | General, Uncategorised
According to a World Bank report released on 6th December 2022 entitled “ Squaring the Circle: Policies for a transition to a circular economy in Europe” today’s global economy consumes more than 100 billion tons of raw materials each year, while approximately 90 billion tons of materials are disposed of as waste. The number of new merchandise mobilized between 2000 and 2015 is already equivalent to more than half of the number of sales promotions between 1900 and 2000 with Global demand for new commodities expected to at least double again by 2050.
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by Kai | Jan 31, 2023 | General, Uncategorised
A report released in Jan23 entitled “ The Circularity Gap Report”
- examines the global issue of rising material extraction and use
- outlines how with a circular economy we can fulfil peoples needs for materials within the safe limits of the planet
- points out how to use less, use longer, use again and make clean circular solutions for four of the global systems (food systems, built environment, mobility and transport, manufactured goods and consumables)
- how purpose drive collaboration between public and provide sector can be used to scale the transition to a circular economy
- acknowledging that differences in approaches from each country are expected to meet the shared global foal of reversing environmental overshoot whilst meeting needs of people.
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by Kai | Jan 31, 2023 | General
Comments are sought on the Jan23 draft document UNDRR document “ Handbook for Implementation of the Principles for resilience Infrastructure”.
In consultation with over 100 countries, stakeholders and experts The Principles for Resilient Infrastructure was developed to raise awareness around resilient infrastructure, integrate resilience as a core value in the planning and implementation of infrastructure projects, and assist the public and private sectors in making risk-informed policy and investment decisions.
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by Kai | Jan 31, 2023 | General, Uncategorised
The Maintenance & Reliability special interest group is pleased to present a series on Maintenance Work Management. What do you know about maintenance work management? What are the basics? And then how are they applied differently, depending on the asset base?
Join us for our 5 part webinar series where we first introduce the concepts of work management and then take a deep dive into the nuances between different industries and assets with maintenance and asset management leaders.
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by Kai | Jan 31, 2023 | General
The Asset Management Council is looking for 3 volunteers from within its membership to take up the position of Trustees of the AM Council’s Annual Scholarship Program.
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