SLR supports industry partnership aimed at continuous detection of methane emissions

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We help organisations to make the optimal decision, to act with conviction and to deliver with certainty in an uncertain world. We ensure our clients can balance environmental, social and commercial priorities, creating long-term value for their business and stakeholders.

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SLR supports a wide range of industry sectors, partnering with organisations facing some of the world's toughest sustainability challenges. Working alongside clients locally while drawing on expertise from across the globe, we bring knowledge of acute challenges together with proven solutions from across sectors and geographies.

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We collaborate with clients throughout their project life-cycle, helping them chart their strategic path, protect their assets, strengthen operational resilience and deliver important projects.

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A Year in Better Mining: The 2025 Impact Report

28 September 2026

1 minute read

How do you create meaningful change in artisanal and small-scale mining? The SLR Better Mining Impact Report 2025 explores how continuous monitoring, traceability and corrective action are helping improve conditions, strengthen transparency and support more responsible mineral supply chains across the DRC, Rwanda and Madagascar.

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SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.

We achieve this by bringing together strategic advisory expertise, deep scientific and engineering knowledge grounded in real-world experience, and trusted data and digital capabilities. Together, these integrated strengths help clients weigh risk, reward and resilience and move from ambition to practical action that delivers measurable, lasting impact.

Post Date: 19 May 2020
Read Time: 1 minute

Today the University of Texas at Austin (UT) announced project Astra, a new partnership led by UT and bringing together Environmental Defense Fund, ExxonMobil, Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and Pioneer Natural Resources Company.

You can check out the press release here: https://news.utexas.edu/2020/05/19/sensor-network-could-change-how-methane-emissions-are-detected/.

The partnership aims to demonstrate a novel approach to measuring methane emissions from oil and gas production sites, using advanced technologies and an array of sensors to help minimize releases into the atmosphere. SLR has participated in the design and plan for Project Astra through our support to the Astra team.

More information is available on the Astra website http://dept.ceer.utexas.edu/ceer/astra/

A Year in Better Mining: The 2025 Impact Report

SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.

SLR supports industry partnership aimed at continuous detection of methane emissions

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