Digital for Critical Minerals: Embracing Circularity for a Low-Carbon Future

Date and Time

December 4, 2023
10:00 am-11:00 am GST

Location

Dubai (Finland Pavilion, OR02G4, Blue Zone)

Digitalization will play a key role in enabling climate action—but it will also drive up demand for critical minerals and metals. The World Bank estimates that the proliferation of clean energy technologies could lead to an increase of nearly 500 percent in demand for minerals such as graphite, lithium, and cobalt by 2050. Many clean energy technologies depend on extensive digitalization, including 5G networks, which will lead to a further increase in demand for key metals and minerals.

In this event, Nokia and guest speakers, including BSR Director Giulio Berruti, will unpack how the digital industry can embrace circularity to enable the green transition while also avoiding a metals and minerals crunch, all the while minimizing emissions while ensuring equitable access to key resources.

Access the livestream here.

Scheduled Speakers

• Melissa Schoeb, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Nokia
• Ville Tavio, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Republic of Finland
• Karen Basiye, VP Sustainability, Safaricom plc
• Giulio Berruti, Director, Climate Change, BSR
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Giulio Berruti
Director, Climate Change, BSR
Copenhagen
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Giulio brings over 14 years of expertise in advancing corporate climate action.
He leads BSR’s climate team, oversees the team strategy, and works with BSR members across consulting, collaborative initiatives, and grants implementation.
Currently, Giulio oversees BSR’s work on beyond growth to reconcile business models with planetary boundaries, and more generally works with BSR members on climate transition planning and net-zero value chains. 
Since joining BSR in 2018, Giulio’s work has focused on Scope 3 implementation through supplier engagement, and commodities decarbonization strategies, both through consulting and support developments open-source guidance such as 1.5°C Supplier Engagement Guide, Transform to  Net Zero and Climate Fit.
Giulio also worked on several projects helping companies set Science-Based Targets, implement TCFD recommendations, and conduct climate scenario analysis. He supported the development of SBTi Net Zero standard as a member of the Expert Advisory Group.
Prior to joining BSR, Giulio spent 7 years with EcoAct between France and Kenya, focusing on climate advisory work on GHG mitigation, target setting and climate strategies, climate risk assessments and carbon offset project development.
Giulio holds a MS in Sustainability from HEC Paris School of Management. He also holds a double degree MS in Management and Industrial Engineering and a double degree BS in Technology and International Business from Politecnico di Torino and UIC Barcelona.
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• Philippe Tuzzolino, VP Environment, Orange Group
• Subho Mukherjee, Vice President Sustainability and Global Head of ESG, Nokia