The Metals Company Welcomes Prominent Sustainability Strategist Brendan May to Its Board of Directors
The Metals Company Welcomes Prominent Sustainability Strategist Brendan May to Its Board of Directors
Mr. May is chairman and founder of Robertsbridge, a leading global sustainability consultancy he formed in 2010. He has spent more than 25 years in the sustainability space, initially working on oceans sustainability as CEO of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and more recently on deforestation as European Chairman of the Rainforest Alliance.
梅先生是罗伯茨布里奇的董事长兼创始人,罗伯茨布里奇是他在2010年成立的一家领先的全球可持续发展咨询公司。他在可持续发展领域工作了超过25年,最初担任海洋管理委员会(MSC)首席执行官从事海洋可持续性工作,最近作为雨林联盟欧洲主席研究毁林问题。
- Mr. May is chairman and founder of Robertsbridge, a leading global sustainability consultancy he formed in 2010. He has spent more than 25 years in the sustainability space, initially working on oceans sustainability as CEO of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and more recently on deforestation as European Chairman of the Rainforest Alliance
- He joins TMC's Board to help the company transition into commercial production as global policymakers increasingly focus on the potential of deep-seafloor nodules to reduce the lifecycle planetary and human costs of land-based sources of the metals that underpin the energy transition and global development
- 梅先生是罗伯茨布里奇的董事长兼创始人,罗伯茨布里奇是他在2010年成立的一家领先的全球可持续发展咨询公司。他在可持续发展领域工作了超过25年,最初担任海洋管理委员会(MSC)首席执行官从事海洋可持续性工作,最近作为雨林联盟欧洲主席研究毁林问题
- 他加入TMC董事会,帮助公司过渡到商业化生产,因为全球决策者越来越关注深海底结核在缩短支撑能源转型和全球发展的陆基金属的生命周期、行星和人力成本方面的潜力
NEW YORK, June 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) ("TMC" or "the Company"), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced the appointment of Brendan May to its Board of Directors as it seeks to harness the potential of deep-seafloor polymetallic nodules for the energy transition and wider global development.
纽约,2024年6月3日(环球新闻专线)——来自海底多金属结核的低冲击电池金属勘探公司金属矿业公司(纳斯达克股票代码:TMC)(“TMC” 或 “公司”)今天宣布任命布伦丹·梅为董事会成员,以期利用深海底多金属结核的潜力促进能源转型和更广泛的全球发展。
As a former Chief Executive of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and European Chairman of the Rainforest Alliance, Mr. May has spent over two decades at the forefront of sustainability challenges in globally significant ecosystems. In 2010, he formed renowned global sustainability consultancy, Robertsbridge, whose counsel has been sought by leading companies and NGOs around the world.
作为海洋管理委员会(MSC)的前首席执行官和雨林联盟欧洲主席,梅先生在全球重要生态系统可持续发展挑战的最前沿工作了二十多年。2010年,他成立了著名的全球可持续发展咨询公司Robertsbridge,全球领先的公司和非政府组织一直在寻求该咨询公司的法律顾问。
Gerard Barron, CEO & Chairman of TMC said: "We are thrilled to have Brendan join the Board. His track record speaks for itself—Brendan does not shy away from taking on some of the most difficult sustainability challenges, building bridges between environmental NGOs and companies, and finding pragmatic paths toward better sustainability outcomes. In my experience, Brendan is unafraid to challenge the premises behind some of the environmental movement's positions and, equally, challenge some of the positions taken by TMC's management. We welcome and look forward to his contributions as a TMC Board Director."
TMC首席执行官兼董事长杰拉德·巴伦表示:“我们很高兴布伦丹加入董事会。他的往绩不言自明——布伦丹毫不回避应对一些最困难的可持续发展挑战,在环保非政府组织和公司之间架起桥梁,并寻找实现更好可持续发展成果的务实途径。根据我的经验,布伦丹毫不畏惧地挑战环保运动某些立场背后的前提,同样也挑战TMC管理层采取的一些立场。我们欢迎并期待他作为TMC董事会做出贡献。”
Mr. May commented: "As we grapple with the trade-offs required to decarbonize the global economy, a broad range of opinions exist on the harvesting of nodules. The issues are complicated, nuanced and polarizing but, since first meeting TMC's management team, I have been consistently impressed by their commitment to transparency, willingness to engage their most hostile critics, and their significant investments in ocean science, which are helping to build a far more detailed and data-driven picture of the actual impacts of this industry. Already, I have found many opportunities for meaningful dialogue and discussion with thoughtful and pragmatic environmentalists, policy makers and scientists on this topic. While some advocacy groups continue to voice their concerns, I strongly urge people to engage with the actual data, which should always be the north star of any serious attempt to solve environmental challenges."
梅先生评论说:“在我们努力权衡全球经济脱碳所需的利益时,对结核的采集存在广泛的看法。这些问题复杂、细致入微且两极分化,但是,自从第一次与TMC的管理团队会面以来,他们对透明度的承诺、与最敌对的批评者互动的意愿以及对海洋科学的大量投资一直给我留下了深刻的印象,这有助于更详细、更以数据为导向地了解该行业的实际影响。我已经找到了许多与深思熟虑和务实的环保人士、政策制定者和科学家就这个话题进行有意义的对话和讨论的机会。尽管一些倡导团体继续表达他们的担忧,但我强烈敦促人们关注实际数据,这应该永远是任何认真努力解决环境挑战的北极星。”
The appointment of Mr. May further strengthens TMC's Board as it seeks to transition into commercial production while global policymakers increasingly focus on the potential of deep-seafloor nodules to reduce the lifecycle planetary and human costs of land-based sources of the metals that underpin the energy transition and global development. In April, the Company announced that renowned Silicon Valley investor and former long-serving Board member of Tesla and current Board member of SpaceX, Steve Jurvetson, had joined its Board as Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the CEO.
梅先生的任命进一步加强了TMC董事会寻求向商业生产过渡,而全球决策者则越来越关注深海底结核在缩短支撑能源转型和全球发展的陆基金属的生命周期行星和人力成本方面的潜力。4月,该公司 宣布了 著名的硅谷投资者、特斯拉长期任职的前董事会成员、现任SpaceX董事会成员史蒂夫·尤尔维森已加入董事会,担任副董事长兼首席执行官特别顾问。
About The Metals Company
The Metals Company is an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, on a dual mission: (1) supply metals for the global energy transition with the least possible negative impacts on planet and people and (2) trace, recover and recycle the metals we supply to help create a metals commons that can be used in perpetuity. The Company through its subsidiaries holds exploration and commercial rights to three polymetallic nodule contract areas in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean regulated by the International Seabed Authority and sponsored by the governments of Nauru, Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga. More information is available at www.metals.co.
关于金属公司
金属公司是来自海底多金属结核的低冲击电池金属的勘探者,其双重使命是:(1)为全球能源转型提供金属,尽量减少对地球和人类的负面影响;(2)追踪、回收和回收我们供应的金属,以帮助创建可以永久使用的金属公用金属。该公司通过其子公司持有太平洋克拉里昂克利珀顿区三个多金属结核合同区的勘探和商业权,该合同区受国际海底管理局监管,并由瑙鲁、基里巴斯和汤加王国政府担保。欲了解更多信息,请访问 www.metals.co。
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