Professor Damien Giurco is Deputy Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney. Over the past 20 years, the Institute has grown to now host over 100 research staff and postgraduate students and Damien’s research with government and industry is in the area of resource futures and circular economy. Damien is Editor-in-chief for the journal Resources, is a director of the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence and chairs the advisory group for Ewaste Watch. Within the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre, Damien leads research on lithium and battery mineral certification and life cycle impacts.