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Beyond ESG: Mining and the re-materialising world

28 September 2026

13 minutes read

Minerals are returning to the centre of industrial policy, energy security, and geopolitical strategy. For mining, the next sustainability challenge is not whether standards matter, but how to integrate them with the timing, coordination, and legitimacy needed to deliver complex projects.

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SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.

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Post Date: 22 April 2025
Read Time: 1 minute

Two workers loading mixed domestic waste in waste collection truck

SLR has supported the strategic growth and development of the CIRQLR business owned by iCON Infrastructure LLP. This pioneering waste management and environmental services company is led by David Palmer Jones OBE and formally launched on 22nd April 2025.

Over the past two years, in the lead up to the formal launch, SLR has helped CIRQLR acquire several regional waste businesses, enhancing its capabilities in non-hazardous waste collection, non-hazardous waste treatment, and hazardous waste treatment reaching a combined annual turnover for the Group of circa £150 Million.

SLR has provided CIRQLR with a range of services, including environmental due diligence, safety system due diligence, ESG support, and site investigations.

Dyfed Evans, SLR Technical Director, said "We are proud to have supported CIRQLR from its inception, providing diligent services that have been crucial to its growth. Our collaboration underscores our commitment to promoting sustainable and responsible business practices."

David Palmer Jones, Head of CIRQLR, said "We are excited to launch CIRQLR and continue our mission to innovate and lead in the waste management sector. The support from SLR has been invaluable in ensuring our operations are sustainable and compliant with environmental standards and industry best practice."

SLR understands the investment cycle and works closely with clients to ensure the due diligence approach suits the nature and complexity of the transaction, whether it be for raising project finance, acquisition, divestiture, private equity, joint venture or shareholding deals.

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Beyond ESG: Mining and the re-materialising world

SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.

SLR supports CIRQLR in strategic growth and development

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