Publications

Lumet will publish academic articles, industry reports, multimedia and other work products. Outputs will also be disseminated to industry, policy-makers and other stakeholders – especially to support Canada’s minerals industry.

Young SB (2024). Sustainability standards for industrial materials. Presentation to the AMIR masters program, University of Bordeaux. 7 October 2024. PDF.

Young SB (2024). Sustainability standards for steel. Presentation to the Canadian Steel Producers Association, 13 June 2024. PDF.

Background publications – includes theses and earlier academic articles and industry reports

McGlade-Bouchard, C. (2023). Assessing the Legitimacy of Sustainability Standard Programs in the Mining and Minerals Sector [Master Thesis, University of Waterloo]. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/19446

Mathew, B. T. (2020). Attributes of Commodity Supply Chains: Feasibility of Blockchain Technology for Responsible Sourcing [Masters thesis, University of Waterloo]. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/16004

Young, S. B., Fernandes, S., & Wood, M. O. (2019). Jumping the Chain: How Downstream Manufacturers Engage with Deep Suppliers of Conflict Minerals. Resources, 8(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources8010026

Fernandes, S. (2018). Deep Supply-Chain Engagement in Conflict Minerals [Master’s thesis, University of Waterloo]. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/13412

Achebe, J. (2016). Substance Flow Analysis of Tantalum: Tracking the Conflict-Free Path [Masters thesis, University of Waterloo]. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/10582

Na, Y. (2016). Corporate Social Performance of Firms in Conflict Mineral Global Supply Chains [Masters thesis, University of Waterloo]. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/11041

Nlandu Bayekula, J.-O. (2016). Tracing Conflict Minerals in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: Drivers, Barriers and Opportunities [University of Waterloo]. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/11120

Young, S. B. (2015). Responsible sourcing of metals: Certification approaches for conflict minerals and conflict-free metals. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-015-0932-5

Young, S. B., Zhe, Y., & Dias, G. (2014). Prospects for sustainability certification of metals. Metallurgical Research & Technology, 111(3), 131–136. https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2014008

Young, S. B., & Dias, G. (2012). Conflict-free minerals supply-chain to electronics. Electronics Goes Green 2012+ Conference (EGG), 2012, 1–5. PDF

Young, S. B., & Dias, G. (2011). LCM of Metals Supply to Electronics: Tracking and Tracing’Conflict Minerals’. Available at SSRN 1875976.

Young, S. B., Fonseca, A., & Dias, G. (2010). Principles for responsible metals supply to electronics. Social Responsibility Journal, 6(1), 126–142. https://doi.org/10.1108/17471111011024595

Young, SB, Dias, G, Fonseca, A, O’Keefe, MS (2008). Social and Environmental Responsibility in Metals Supply to the Electronic Industry. Washington: Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC); and Brussels: Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI). GHGm report. June 20, 2008. PDF