Jerome Lucaes
CEO, Fast Forward Zero
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Jerome Lucaes is currently CEO of FAST FORWARD ZERO (or FFZero). FFZero advises business leaders, investors and funds to transform to net zero carbon, circular and fair models. Jerome is also a senior advisor for the International Aluminium Institute and for numerous companies across the vertical supply chain (from mine to consumers)
Jerome is a business leader with 30 years of experience in various industries, including 20 years in the aluminium sector (both transformation and primary (Pechiney downstream — now Constellium —, Alcan Rio Tinto, Rusal).
Jerome is recognised for having spearheaded a few world premiere and ground-breaking initiatives which have been transformative in the aluminium sustainability and climate space. They include:
· The co-creation of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (in 2011)
· He created the first two low-carbon aluminium brands RENEWAL and ALLOW (which reached US$3 bn in sales within 4 years)
· He developed a few multi-tier partnerships from mine to consumers (with large brands like Budweiser, Ball, and Apple, to name a few).
· Jerome also participated in the shaping of the world’s first strategy to net zero carbon across the mining and metal sector (announced in Jan 2021)
He also initiated several coalitions: the Aluminium for Climate Group hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2019, and Aluminium Forward 2030, a coalition launched in 2023 by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).
Sustainable Finance and Raw Material Value Chains – Friends or Enemies?
Sustainable Finance and Raw Material Value Chains – Friends or Enemies?
To fulfill the goals of green and digital transition, the demand for critical raw materials (CRMs) is expected to massively grow upwards of 500% by 2050, according to the World Bank. Being constitutive elements of clean technologies from solar panels and electric motors to batteries and electronic devices, their supply will have to massively scale up, first from primary resources. However, there are real challenges to make this happen. New mining operations are very capital intensive with long lead times and with potentially adverse environmental and social impacts. A next generation of companies along the entire CRM value chain, from exploration and mining to processing and recycling, is emerging both in Europe and globally, aiming to make contributions to global goals and clean energy transition while adhering to the highest ESG standards in their operations. How should the investment community approach these new actors and developments? What would it take in terms of ESG assessment, data quality, regulations, and societal perceptions to turn these plans into reality and in turn help achieve the goals of green and digital transition? Join this focused workshop to learn experts’ thoughts and views on these questions and others.
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