1Burnaby, BC, Canada; rachel@sympact.ca 2Vancouver, BC, Canada; elizabeth@sympact.ca In spite of well-intentioned efforts to share benefits and contribute to vibrant local communities, the challenging reality...
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Pamela Lesser & Katri-Maaria Kyllönen – MIREU Social Licence to Operate Toolbox
1University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland Email: pamela.lesser@ulapland.fi 2University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland One of the main deliverables of the Horizon 2020 MIREU (Mining and Metallurgy...
Epitacio Robledo – How to ESG: Environmental & Social Baseline
Clifton Associates Mexico – Natural Environment S. C. Militares 556 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico e-mail 1: Epi.robledo@megared.net.mx e-mail 2: erobledo@cliftonmexico.com.mx The mining sector recognizes environmental and...
Ruth Apps – How developments in gravity energy storage are offering a new life for mining assets to be involved in the renewable energy transition.
Business Development Manager, Gravitricity. 128 Pitt Street Edinburgh EH6 4DD Ruth.Apps@gravitricity.com Twitter: @gravitricity Gravitricity is developing new novel long-life mechanical energy storage. Its system is...
Laurens Tijsseling & Robert Pell – Minimizing Environmental Impact to Maximize Environmental Credentials by the Integration of Life Cycle Assessment
1Minviro Ltd, 25 Lavington Street, SE1 0NZ, London, England, info@minviro.com To enable the transition to a low-carbon economy, an unprecedented volume of critical metals will...
Andy Whitmore – A Material Transition: Supply & Demand Solutions for Renewable Energy Minerals
Co-chair London Mining Network Email: whit@gn.apc.org Phone: +44 775 439 5597 Address: 80 Stanmore Road, Stevenage, SG1 3QE The talk will present the contents of...
Susan Joyce – Understanding ‘Social’ in ESG
(Social Practice Forum) 7245 Clifford Road, Merville, BC Canada Susan@oncommonground.ca Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is shorthand for the range of issues or risks to...
Jeff Townsend & Kirsty Benham – Critical Minerals as a driver for Sustainable Development
125 Old Broad Street, London England EC2N 1AR As the fourth industrial revolution and its accompanying power revolution drive the economies of the developed world...
Dan Smith – Common ground in sustainability hot topics
School of Geography, Geology & The Environment, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK, djs40@le.ac.uk There are a number of “hot topics” in the mining...
Ruth Allington – Effective dialogue and the persuasive power of listening
Allington Collaborative Problem Solving Ltd, Oxfordshire, UK. rutha@ruthallington.com Effective dialogue between mineral operators, the public and other stakeholders is the basis for understanding the world...