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Articles: Prizma provided Expert Witness services on ICSID arbitration case, assisted Lundin Mining and Fulbright Academy to generate Sustainability Reports, and co-delivered four GRI-certified training courses. Access newsletter here.

The following list comprises the most popular entries amongst 78 blogs posted in 2010 which resulted in over 13,400 page views: (more...)

Given the growing demand for our sustainability reporting services in North America, we are searching for experienced freelance sustainability reporting practitioners to assist with current and future client engagements.  (more...)

The Fulbright Academy for Science & Technology is hosting an international workshop in Washington, DC, on January 24-25, 2011.  A high caliber group of 45-55 participants from government agencies, libraries, businesses, universities and research institutes are expected and travel grants for additional participants are still available. (more...)

You can now access Prizma News Fall 2010.

Headlines: (i) Prizma Expands Sustainability Reporting Services; (ii) Sustainability Reports for Red Back Mining and Lundin Mining; (iii) Supporting GRI with QA in Japan; and (iv) Contributing to IFC Corporate Responsibility Forum. Please access pdf file here: Prizma News Summer 2010 (215 KB) or request from Mehrdad[at]prizmasolutions.com.

It did not require the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to realize that oil and gas field developments are high risk operations. Similar to the Mexican Ixtoc One oil platform spill in 1979, which affected Texas coast lines, the on-going spill has the potential to result in significant trans-boundary impacts.  Will this latest spill encourage the three North American governments to re-open stalled negotiations on a Trans-boundary EIA agreement? (more...)

Canadian CSR Centre for Extractive Sector Launched

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)  is tasked with spearheading the development of the Centre for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility, which was launched today. Will it be able to transcend beyond a one‐stop‐web-shop with the latest information on CSR?  (more...)

Mehrdad Nazari, Prizma’s Senior ESIA & CSR Advisor, was invited to join Mining.com Magazine’s External Editorial Committee (EEC) and serve as its Sustainability and Community Development Editor. (more...)

In October 2004, I set up Prizma as a niche ESIA & CSR consulting and training practice. The vision was simple: assisting and coaching those who seek to make their projects more bankable, credible and sustainable. As I am starting this blog, I feel that it may become an extension of and contriubute to my training courses. Participants always come up with thought provoking questions and a diverse range of perspectives. This blog provides a medium to share some of these and other topics with you and invite your opinions. (more...)