Who We Are – Responsible Raw Materials

Responsible Raw Materials is a global movement, focused solely on making the extraction, production and consumption of raw materials truly responsible. To do this, our challenge is to engage with people from every background, across every country, in order to understand as many impacts from as many perspectives as possible. We believe in open communication, through accessible and diverse forms of communication.

Driving this movement are Sarah Gordon and Rose Clarke, with a global team of dedicated volunteers, supporters and sponsors.

Dr Sarah Gordon - Co-founder

Dr Sarah Gordon completed her undergraduate in Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow and PhD in the chemistry of meteorites at Imperial College London. She went to work for Anglo American, living and working in Canada, Brazil, southern Africa and Europe in roles including: Exploration geology, Sustainability, Safety and Risk & Assurance. It was during this time she became passionate about ensuring that we manage our raw materials in the most responsible way possible. In 2014 Sarah co-founded Satarla, the boutique risk management company that specialises in sustainable, enterprise-wide risk management. Sarah has also been a trustee of The Geological Society of London, Geology for Global Development, an honorary visiting lecturer at Imperial College London & research associate at the University of Johannesburg. Voted as one of the most inspirational women in mining in 2016.

Dr Rose Clarke - Co-founder

Dr Rose Clarke completed her PhD at the University of Leicester, working alongside industry and with the British Geological Survey to investigate the geology and sustainability of gold deposits enriched in critical metals. She has an interest in sustainability and responsibility within geosciences and mining more specifically, and has undertaken a number of outreach and education projects based on this theme with Girls into Geoscience and the Brilliant Club. Rose is a climate change and ESG consultant at Satarla, working primarily with mining companies. Some of her research with Satarla has been looking into the concept of ‘responsible reserves’ and how this may be implemented.

Ludivine Wouters

Ludivine Wouters is managing partner of Latitude Five where she is in charge of the Mining and Minerals practice. As a strategy, governance and policy adviser with expertise in transaction management, regulatory affairs, government relations and permitting, Ludivine assists natural resources companies and investors. She also works on technical assistance programmes for States, focusing on mining and minerals policy, governance and taxation, and assists donor agencies, policy shapers and other stakeholders in the definition and implementation of critical minerals and responsible sourcing priorities. Ludivine has experience in political risk insurance within a Lloyd’s insurance syndicate, and significant legal experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets with leading international firms in Paris; she also worked for an emerging markets investment bank in London. Ludivine holds a Master in Business Law from Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II) and JD in Law from Université Panthéon Sorbonne (Paris I) and is called to the bar in Paris. In 2013, she was nominated by her peers to be one of 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining. Ludivine is currently a Visiting Fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

Aileen Doran

Dr Aileen Doran is a Consultant Associate with Satarla and a Post-doctoral Researcher at University College Dublin (UCD) and iCRAG. She completed her undergraduate at University College Cork in 2015 and PhD at UCD in 2021. Aileen’s research has included working in economic geology to unravel ore forming processes and the alteration history of host rocks using geochemistry, to aid ongoing exploration in Ireland and Zambia. During this work she became passionate about science communication, ethical research practices and responsible sourcing of metals for climate action plans. Aileen is also an advocate for equity and inclusion within geoscience.

Sophia Stanley

Sophia has recently embarked on a six-month placement with Satarla as part of the On Purpose leadership and social impact program. Returning to London after three years in New Zealand, she explored diverse vocations including dairy farming, landscaping, and even dabbled in stand-up comedy. Sophia holds a degree in Politics from the University of Nottingham and a Masters in Development Studies from Cambridge University. She is passionate about social justice, female and youth empowerment, marginalized communities and sustainability.

Ellen Casey

Ellen studied Exploration and Resource Geology at Cardiff University. Since graduating she has gained experience working in both the public and private sector in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK. She has assisted with the drafting of national and European standards and acted as a correspondence officer for the Premier of New South Wales. In 2018 Ellen co-authored a thought leadership paper for Lloyds of London as part of their report series on emerging risks. Now a Trainer and Project Manager at Satarla, Ellen leads on the delivery of Satarla’s mining and insurance research, and manages various training and consultancy projects with Satarla’s clients in the UK, Australia and central Africa. Ellen is a fellow of the Geological Society of London and is certified in ISO 9001 Quality Management and Systems Training (2017).

Emily Lewis

Emily Lewis is a legal and sustainability specialist, working with clients from a range of sectors on matters relating to ESG and sustainability, where she supports them to explore the intersections between risk, impact and accountability to promote positive social and environmental change. Emily is a solicitor by profession, formerly working in private practice, with experience working in-house at energy and transport companies advising on corporate governance and compliance matters, developing training programmes, and building the capabilities of internal compliance teams. In 2020, Emily was selected as 1 of 20 participants in a year-long leadership programme for experienced professionals to gain insight and experience in the social and environmental impact sectors. This experience brought Emily’s interest in climate and sustainability into focus and inspired her move from law to sustainability at Satarla.

Joshua Warner

Josh is a third-year university student at Imperial College London studying Earth and Planetary Science. He undertook an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Placement where he looked into deriving sustainability indicators from material flow analysis of Copper and Nickel in the Philippines, and from that discovered an interest in resource management, mining, and social policy. Josh joined Responsible Raw Materials in the winter of 2020 as a volunteer and helps produce the newsletters. Sign up if you haven’t already!

Keiran Doyle

Keiran is a postgraduate research student based at the Camborne School of Mines, investigating the safety and sustainable development of small-scale, high-grade mining operations. The aim is to assess the risks and hazards associated with technological small-scale mining on site personnel, local populations and the environment, and develop culture models to help companies improve their environmental and social sustainability.

His PhD is being carried out within the wider ‘IMP@CT’ Project, involving multiple industry and academic partners across Europe. In addition to his postgraduate studies, Keiran is a Research Associate with Satarla, and fellow of the Geological Society of London (FGS).

Norman Gridley

Norman is an experienced environmental and sustainability professional. His career spans over 34 years, with his first 20 years as an environmental and engineering consultant on projects in Canada, the US, the Caribbean, and South America, then, working directly in the mining industry in Chile and Perú, with widely varied roles encompassing leadership in planning, studies, design, permitting, construction oversight, commissioning, operations, and closure. Norman has highly developed organizational, leadership and communication skills, and is fluent in Spanish and English.

Over the past 15 years he has been based in Chile. He is the VP Americas for Satarla.