• Date: 27 - 29 Sep 2022
• Location: Online
• Tutors: Jane Joughin and Ben Lepley (SRK Consulting)

Designed for geoscientists in the exploration and mining industry, this course will help you navigate the environmental, social and governance (ESG) labyrinth and embed ESG good practice. Taught in three interactive online sessions, Jane Joughin and Ben Lepley cover all stages of mineral project evaluation, from discovery to decommissioning and beyond.

Duration and Logistics: Three, 3.5-hour interactive online sessions presented over 3 days (mornings in North America and afternoons in Europe). A digital manual and exercise materials will be distributed to participants before the course.  

Level and Audience: Intermediate. The course is designed for mining industry professionals who wish to understand the ESG standards, initiatives and legal conventions.

Objectives

You will learn to:  

1. Define ESG terminology.
2. Discuss the paradigm shift relating to ESG in mineral projects.
3. Summarise the explosion of standards, guidelines and initiatives relevant to mineral projects.
4. Establish steps to embed ESG good practice across the various mineral project evaluation stages.
5. Understand your stakeholders and how to engage with them.
6. Assessing the ever-expanding ESG requirements of resource and reserve reporting codes.

Course Content

Geoscience organisations now require a level of ESG understanding as part of ethical guidelines and good practice that is constantly evolving and can feel overwhelming. The main aim of the course is to demystify the world of ESG and evaluate the importance of ESG factors in project success

The course has been created by a team of ESG consultants with broad backgrounds including geology, mining, sustainability, ecology and human rights.

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