Bio Oliver Richards is Head of Critical Minerals and Mining (International) at the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT). His team is responsible for...
Tag: Governance
Eoin McGrath – 2025 – Aggregates: Risk, Research and Regulation
Bio Eoin McGrath is a Principal Geologist at Geological Survey Ireland. An exploration geologist with a structural background, he did his undergraduate degree at University...
Susannah Fitzgerald – 2024 – Deals without details? State-state mining partnerships and their implications
Abstract In recent years, there has been a spate of partnership agreements springing up between countries that produce key transition minerals and those that wish...
Mark Robinson – 2024 – Tackling governance and corruption risks in critical mineral supply chains
Bio Mark Robinson is Executive Director of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which brings together governments, companies, and civil society organisations in national multi-stakeholder...
Louis Maréchal – 2024 – Responsible is reliable: investing in governance to secure the supply of CRM
Bio Louis Maréchal joined the Centre for Responsible Business Conduct of the OECD in September 2014. He specifically works on projects related to the implementation...
Nicolas Maennling -2024 – Making Certification Schemes Relevant For Local Stakeholders
Abstract There has been a proliferation of standards and certification schemes in the mining sector in recent years. These have been primarily driven by investors...
Ron Rimelman – Fireside chat (balancing sustainable development amd critical and strategic mineral needs)
ABSTRACT BIOGRAPHY Ron is NOVAGOLD’s Vice President of Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability. Ron worked as a consultant to NOVAGOLD for 18 months prior to...
Leanne Kemp – Diamonds, Minerals, and Trust: Creating Sustainable Value Chains
ABSTRACT The sourcing of diamonds, critical minerals, and other natural resources has long been associated with issues such as human rights violations, environmental degradation, and...
Paul Ekins – Trust and Sustainable Development Licence to Operate
ABSTRACT My brief intervention will outline the critical role that trust will need to play in winning the mineral resources that will be required for...
Andy Whitmore – Transition mineral supply chains in the context of Scottish legislation
ABSTRACT The talk will present the conclusions of a soon to be released report commissioned by Friends of the Earth Scotland to raise awareness of...