In recognition of the importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in the viability, sustainability and public perception of extractives industry projects, investors are...
Author: Responsible Raw Materials
Covid19 Mitigation for Miners and Mining Communities
The mining industry has a history of needing to address communicable diseases that can affect workers and mining communities, like TB, HIV/AIDS, and malaria, as...
Kat Bruce – Environmental DNA accelerates the power and pace of biodiversity surveys for environmental impact assessment
The importance of mitigating biodiversity losses has risen sharply up the corporate agenda in recent years, with an increasing rate of high-level business commitments to...
Sarah Caven – A Tale of Two Mines – Artisanal and Small Scale Mining, Junior Explorers and Geologists – an opportunity for business model innovation?
The mineral exploration and mining industry is challenged with the task of resourcing future generations within ever growing social, environmental and economic constraints. Changing governance,...
Vitor Correia – Responsible sourcing and the Anna Karenina principle
On December 10th 2018, Dr Denis Mukwege opened his Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Speech with the following words: “My name is Denis Mukwege. I come...
Tom Bide – Mineral resource data, the United Nations Classification Framework (UNFC) and sustainable reporting
The definition of resources and reserves is a cornerstone of the extractive industry. Although once the domain of mine managers and investors, concerns regarding the...
Jane Joughin – The Neglected Subject of Compliance
Most mining industry stakeholders have little comprehension of the number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance obligations that mines have and there is no...
Dan Smith – By-products from Ores and Mine Waste
A significant number of the metals we use in modern technologies do not occur in concentrations in the Earth’s crust that make them suitable targets...
Christopher Reeves – Reimagine elements that have changed the world
Our current global shared experience of the pandemic has increased the focus on our natural capital. Paraphrasing the title of John Browne’s book “Seven elements...
Ludivine Wouters – The Role of Governance in the ESG Transformation
ESG leadership is shaping tomorrow’s extractive industries and investment, as societal expectations evolve. Each of the three pillars of this transformation widens the spectrum of...