The sustainable supply and resource-efficient management of raw materials, including their exploration, extraction, processing, re-use, recycling and substitution, is essential for the functioning of modern societies and their economies.
Tá soláthar inbhuanaithe agus bainistíocht éifeachtúil ar acmhainní, lena n-áirítear iad a thaiscéaladh, a eastóscadh, a phróiseáil, a athúsáid, a athchúrsáil agus ionadú fíor-riachtanach d'fheidhmiú sochaithe nua-aimseartha agus a ngeilleagar.