The WREC Project seeks to reduce the adverse environmental consequences of humanitarian logistics through awareness, practical guidance, and real-time environmental expertise. The project is coordinated by the Global Logistics Cluster and supported by a coalition of humanitarian organizations.

Critical materials refer to either materials that are not sufficiently available or materials that are dangerous. It is important to secure the reliable and undisturbed availability of metals and other materials necessary for ICT applications, communications and new environmental and energy technologies. In the circular economy of cities, critical materials are needed for instance, in households, buildings, infrastructures, and high technology products. These critical materials must be reclaimed for recycling and reuse towards the end of the product lifecycle.

Funded by the Peter Wallenberg Foundation, the project explores how to strengthen the resilience and environmental sustainability of Nordic freight transport and supply chains. Through parallel Society Quest processes in Finland and Sweden, researchers and societal stakeholders will jointly identify key challenges and develop priorities for future research, development, and Nordic collaboration. Society Quest is a structured co-creation method in which researchers, industry, and public-sector actors move step by step from articulating a shared societal challenge to concrete directions for joint action.

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