The Essential Role That Minerals Play in Society & the Built Environment with Barnaby Pilgrim FRICS, Matthew Cuthbert MRICS and Neil Hughes MRICS #192

If materials can’t be grown, then they need to be mined - the importance of the mineral sector in the built environment is absolutely essential, yet often overlooked. This week’s episode of The RICS Podcast highlights how we can raise the sector’s profile, and attract new professionals to mineral surveying, drawing upon the experiences of host Barnaby Pilgrim FRICS, and guests Matthew Cuthbert MRICS and Neil Hughes MRICS. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:The critical importance of minerals underpinning everything from housing and infrastructure to technology and daily consumer productsMineral surveyors’ complex role in managing the entire lifecycle of mineral extractionSustainability and environmental challenges in the minerals industryHow future talent can be attracted to the diverse, rewarding career opportunities available to new professionals in the field Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: https://www.rics.org/uk/ Matthew Cuthbert MRICS  https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-cuthbert-451647176/