IFC Performance Standards on the Ground
The standards that most changed how mining projects treat communities were not written by a regulator. They were written by a lender.
Topic
Regulation
3 articles on this.
CSRD and Social Disclosure: Reporting Credibly on Communities
The disclosure standard that governs how mining companies report on communities has a problem its drafters understood well.
What CSDDD Now Means for Mining Community Engagement
Compliance officers keep asking me the wrong first question about the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
If the relationship around a project is under pressure, or heading there, let us talk.
A 30-minute call is enough for me to understand the situation and tell you honestly whether I can help. Active opposition, a social license problem, an FPIC process that needs an independent facilitator, a negotiation a community has to prepare for, or a conflict that is not public yet but will be. It makes no difference which side of the table you are on. No obligation, no generalist pitch.
Every first conversation is confidential.