Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are increasingly shaping the mining industry's investment and regulatory landscape. As explorers and developers navigate these changes, it becomes crucial to understand emerging expectations and trends in ESG risk management, materiality, and disclosure. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the rapidly evolving ESG landscape, focusing on both existing and emerging voluntary and mandatory frameworks and standards for ESG performance and disclosure (such as  GRI, SASB, TCFD, TNFD, and IFRS S1/2). It is ideal for professionals in small to mid-sized mineral exploration and development companies, particularly in late-stage exploration and beyond, looking to embark on their ESG disclosure journey or enhance existing reporting cycle practices to develop a fit-for-purpose strategic approach to sustainability.

This course offers a deep dive into ESG disclosure and reporting, focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities within the mining industry, especially smaller companies preparing for financing or acquisition. Participants will gain insights into the latest trends, including investor preferences and mandatory regulatory disclosures on the horizon, receiving practical hands-on support from seasoned experts, supported with a balance of theory and application. The course will cover a range of themes, including common industry material topics, materiality assessment, the main global reporting frameworks, and emerging obligations in Canada, Australia, the US and the EU that your company should prepare for.

TOP TAKEAWAYS:

• Understand the evolving role and importance of ESG in the mining industry

• Understand the difference and relationship between “performance” and “reporting” in ESG, including the most relevant industry standards and frameworks for each

• Understand the relevance of materiality assessment in your business strategy and ESG journey, as well as common and emerging ways to identify and prioritize material ESG issues for your company

• Understand the dos, don’ts, risks and opportunities that come with early-stage ESG disclosure

• Identify likely material ESG issues for your own company

• Be ready to develop a high-level roadmap for your company’s ESG reporting journey

• Gain insights into emerging practices and trends to prepare your company to meet rapidly evolving ESG management, data collection and disclosure expectations

• Access seasoned industry experts with substantial global experience designing and implementing ESG risk management systems and reporting journeys across the project lifecycle

The course will employ a mix of lecture, report analysis samples, group discussions, hands-on individual exercises and practitioner Q&A to ensure an engaging and interactive learning experience. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from real-world experiences and examples, apply concepts to hypothetical scenarios, and share their experiences and perspectives. The use of digital tools such as polls will further enhance participant engagement. The course will provide external resources for further learning and tailored practical tools that participants can use in their own companies.

Attendees will need their own laptop for exercises.

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