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Moderator: Ed O’Keefe, Synergy Global

Speakers:
– Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken, RMF
– Benjamin Katz, OECD
– Inês Schjølberg Marques, EITI
– Juhani Grossmann, Basel Institute on Governance
– Camille Maurs, ING Bank
– Olle Ostensson, Independent expert

Context and focus:
Published in April 2021, the ESG Due Diligence and Transparency Report on Extractive Commodity Trading shows the results of a pilot study that assesses policies and practices among a sample of 25 companies that have significant activities in the trade of oil, gas, metals or minerals.

In this session RMF will briefly present the results and learnings of this report; to provide an initial sectorial baseline by highlighting gaps and good practices seen across the industry. The session will then be open for discussion, with a panel of speakers representing different stakeholder groups commenting on the progress and the challenges of implementation of ESG standards and norms for extractive commodity trading companies.

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Moderator: Ambika Jindal, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NL)

Speakers:
– May Hermanus, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
– Emmanuel Peni, Project Sepik (PNG)
– Helena Taliberti and Vagner Diniz, Instituto Camila e Luiz Taliberti (Brazil)
– Peter Kindt, ING Bank (NL)
– Hélène Piaget, Responsible Mining Foundation (CH)
– Ambika Jindal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NL)

Context:
This year’s World Water Day on 22nd March 2021 will focus on the theme ‘Valuing Water’. This focus extends beyond issues of pricing to include the environmental, social and cultural value people place on water. The mining sector has a key role to play in contributing to good global water management and supporting the objectives of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by working collaboratively with stakeholders.

By integrating broad water risks into their business model and by pro-actively collaborating with local communities, companies can demonstrate to investors their management of water risks, build trust among all stakeholders, and show respect for other water users and the ecosystems in which they operate.

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We are pleased to announce Pierre De Pasquale, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Responsible Mining Foundation, speaking at MINREX – Middle East Mining and Resources is a Virtual Expo and Summit taking place from 16 – 17 March 2021.

Session organized by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and Mines, Minerals and PEOPLE.

Moderator: Patrick Earle, Executive Director, Diplomacy Training Program

Speakers:
– Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken, Senior Advisor, Responsible Mining Foundation
– Deme Oram, Tribal Rights Activist
– Prabindra Shakya, Founder/Chair, Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ)
– Helena Talang, Associate National Coordinator, Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders (IPHRDs) Network
– Fiona Cessford, Human Rights Activist

Responsible Mining: How Effective Community Consent & Tailings Management Strategies can Reduce Risk

Moderator:
– Andrew Howell, Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (USA)

Speakers:
– Rene Aguilar Saez, Antofagasta (Chile)
– Stewart Bailey, AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)
– Pierre De Pasquale, Responsible Mining Foundation (Switzerland)
– Patrick O’Connell, AllianceBernstein (USA)

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Legitimidad social en la minería: desafíos en América Latina // Social legitimacy in the mining sector: challenges in Latin America

Moderator:
– Ingrid Koch, Centro Vincular-PUCV (Chile)

Speakers:
– Bo Krogvig, LKAB (Sweden)
– Ellen Lenny-Pessagno, Albemarle (Chile)
– Pierre De Pasquale, Responsible Mining Foundation (Switzerland)
– Doug Aitken, SMI-ICE Chile (Chile)

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Responsible Extractives in the Pacific: realities and challenges

Session organised by the Responsible Mining Foundation

Moderator:
– Valmaine Toki, University of Waikato (New Zealand)

Speakers:
– Catherine Coumans, Mining Watch Canada (Canada)
– Cressida Kuala, Porgera Red Wara (River) Women’s Association (Papua New Guina)
– Val Madsen, St Barbara Ltd, (Australia)
– Jonathan Mesulam, Alliance of Solwara Warriors (Papua New Guinea)
– Gavin Mudd, RMIT University (Australia)
– Tevita Naikasowalu, Commission of Ecological and Social Justice, (Fiji)
– Pierre De Pasquale, Responsible Mining Foundation (Switzerland)
– Emmanuel Peni, Project Sepik (Papua New Guinea)
– Alanna Smith, Te Ipukarea Society (Cook Islands)

The seminar is organized as an accompanying event of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (COP-11, Geneva and online, 7-9 December 2020)

Session 3: Experiences, lessons learned and proposed actions for safe management of mine tailings from stakeholders and countries in and beyond the UNECE region
(Translation available in English and Russian)

Moderator:
– Michael Struckl, UNECE

Speakers:
– B. Otgonbayar, Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry of Mongolia
– Diane Tang-Lee, ICMM
– Guy Halpern, OECD
– Pierre De Pasquale, Responsible Mining Foundation

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Moderator:
– Johannes van de Ven, Good Energies Foundation

Speakers:
– Timer Manurung, Auriga (Indonesia)
– John Howchin, Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds (Sweden)
– Mirna Cunningham, FILAC (Nicaragua)
– Estelle Levin-Nally, Levin Sources (UK)
– Carmen Hagenaars, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)
– Hélène de Villiers-Piaget, Responsible Mining Foundation (Switzerland)
– John Mulligan, World Gold Council (UK)

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“Leveraging Artisanal & Small-scale Mining (ASM) and Large-Scale Mining (LSM) to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals”

Organisers: RMF (Responsible Mining Foundation), CCSI (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment), Pact, University of Delaware, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

Moderated by Antonio Pedro, UNECA (Director, Subregional Office, Central Africa)

Speakers:
– Jorden de Haan, Programme Officer Artisanal Gold. Pact
– James McQuilken, Programme Officer Mines to Markets, Pact
– Kirsten Dales, Independent industrial ecologist
– Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken, Senior Advisor, Responsible Mining Foundation
– Perrine Toledo, Head of Extractive Industries, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
– Dr. Julie Klinger, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
– Brian Chicksen, Adjunct Professor, University of Cape Town

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PROGRAMME
Welcome and Opening Remarks
– Alexandre Fasel, Ambassador of Switzerland
– Hanno Würzner, Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Moderator: Sir Richard Shirreff, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Strategia Worldwide

Keynote / Presentation of the RMI Report 2020
– Hélène De Villiers-Piaget, CEO of the Responsible Mining Foundation

Panel Discussion followed by audience questions
– Daniele La Porta, Senior Mining Specialist, The World Bank
– Eric Rasmussen, Director, EBRD Natural Resources Team
– Mirjam Staub-Bisang, CEO, BlackRock Switzerland

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The general use of materials is already increasing at an alarming rate and this effect is enhanced by the transition to renewable energy sources.

Responsible Mining Session

Moderator: Charlotte Andersson, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Speakers:
– Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken, Responsible Mining Foundation
– Anthony Hodge, Queen’s University in Kingston, University of Queensland
– Maria Sunér Fleming, Swedish Mining Association

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Parte del programa del V Foro Regional de La Naciones Unidades (ONU) sobre las Empresas y Derechos Humanos para América Latina y El Caribe

Sesión organizada por el Centro Vincular – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) de Chile (http://www.vincular.cl/)

Moderación: Carolina Hoyl, Gerente Desarrollo, Centro Vincular-PUCV

Con:
– Jvan Gaffuri, Director, ESG Benchmarking, S&P Global Switzerland SA
– Ingrid Koch, Gerente Operaciones Centro Vincular-PUCV
– Pierre de Pasquale, Responsible Mining Foundation, Suiza
– Laura Espinach, Global Reporting Initiative

PLENARY SESSION: ESG in European Mining – the world is watching

Moderator: Edward O’Keefe,Director, Synergy Global Consulting

Speakers:
– Dr Bruno Oberle, Chair, Global Tailings Review
– Hélène Piaget, CEO, Responsible Mining Foundation
– Gavin Serkin, Managing Editor, New Markets Media & Intelligence
– Aldo Pennini, Associate Director, Strategia Wordwide
– Fiona Cessford, Corporate Consultant (ESG), SRK Consulting (UK)

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Moderator:
– Prof. Surya Deva, Associate Prof. at the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong & Member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Speakers:
– Lydia Nkopane, National Union of Mineworkers NUM (South Africa)
– Prabindra Shakya, Indigenous Human Rights Defender – CEMSOJ (Nepal)
– Vanessa Baudin, Development Gateway (Senegal)
– Daria Goncharova, Polymetal (Russia)
– Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken, Responsible Mining Foundation (Switzerland)

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Moderador: Dante Pesce, Director Ejecutivo Centro Vincular-PUCV & Miembro del Grupo de Trabajo de la ONU sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos.

Keynote oradores:
– Pierre De Pasquale, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Responsible Mining Foundation (Suiza)
– Ingrid Koch, Gerente de Operaciones, Centro Vincular-PUCV (Chile)

Representantes de distintas partes interesadas compartieron reflexiones sobre la realidad de la minería en la región:
– Luis Felipe López-Calva, Director del PNUD para América Latina y el Caribe
– Ana Maria Vidal Cobian, Past-Coordinadora del Grupo de Dialogo Minería y Desarrollo Sostenible (Perú)
– Igor Díaz López, Presidente del Sindicato Nacional de trabajadores de la Industria del Carbón SINTRACARBÓN (Colombia)
– Joaquín Villarino, Presidente Ejecutivo del Consejo Minero (Chile)

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Speakers:
– Christopher Reeves, Our current global shared experience of the pandemic has increased the focus on our natural capital.
– Ludivine Wouters, Mapping the Mineral Resource System
– Andy Churr , Sharing the benefits – Reducing Operating Risk and Closure Liabilities
– Susan Joyce, From Managing Impacts to Respecting Rights: Changing the criteria for decisions
– Pierre De Pasquale , Embedding ESG and the SDGs in corporate culture, not just in reporting
– Hugo Brodie , London Metal Exchange responsible sourcing –
–Andrew Thake , Mines and Money Spotlight