UK & Ireland Minerals & Waste Management Conference 2024 - Recorded 18/04/2024

The minerals and waste management sector are a key part of the UK’s economy with dynamic and unique demands requiring specialised attention. It is important to understand the challenges and successes the sector faces and the progress made to meeting goals around reaching net-zero.

For 2024, the RICS UK&I Minerals & Waste Management Conference will discuss the shape of the industry, provide standards updates around whole life carbon assessments, and give an overview of current. We will cover a diverse mix of environmental and technical updates to offer a comprehensive review and analyse recent key developments over the next 12 months.

Focusing on the journey to net-zero, this conference will cover current projects around carbon sequestration and securing a low carbon future alongside practical case studies from those leading in the area.

Key Topics Include:

• A chance to hear from experts on what the Whole Life Carbon Assessment Standard means in application for the Minerals & Waste Management sector and understand the wider conversation around the valuation of minerals and waste assets when carbon is considered.
• A look into the mineral sector’s 50-year track record of delivering biodiversity net gain on its land, including cases of high quality BNG and the concerns around the new BNG Metric from DEFRA.
• Updates on RICS and their work with the Minerals & Waste Management Sector including Knowledge & Practice Committee, Land & Resources Professional Group Panel, and Expert Working Groups.

The comprehensive programme will provide you with 5 hours towards your CPD requirements as well as deliver topical and timely updates with practical examples, leaving you with the most updated knowledge to inform your net-zero goals.