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		<title>Supporting Claimant at International Arbitration Hearing at ICSID</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 01:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prizma's Mehrdad Nazari was engaged by White &#38; Case to serve as an Expert Witness for Claimant in the case of Gold Reserve Inc. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela which is before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). According to its press release, Gold Reserve claims damages of approximately $2.1 billion arising from violations of provisions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Bank Outreach to US-based Consultants in Chicago &amp; Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consultancy Services Unit of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is conducting an outreach to US-based consultants in Chicago (Nov 30) and Washington DC (Dec 1).  The EBRD is a London-based Multilateral Financial Institution in which the US Government is the largest individual shareholder (about 10%).  An AAA rated public institution, the EBRD provides debt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prizma publishes Summer 2011 News</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/09/07/prizma-llc-publishes-summer-2011-news/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=prizma-llc-publishes-summer-2011-news</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  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.]]></description>
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		<title>IFC Performance Standards Revisions Entering Final Lap</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/01/03/ifc-performance-standards-revisions-entering-final-lap/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ifc-performance-standards-revisions-entering-final-lap</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its recent CODE Progress Report on IFC Sustainability Framework Review and Update ( December 1, 2010), IFC notes that, with exceptions (such as the Access to Information Policy), majority of proposed changes are clarifications rather than material changes.  Please visit updated blog post: Remaining Obstacles to Revisions of IFC Performance Standards The IFC Performance Standards, which provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convergence of GRI and IFC Performance Standards?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As noted earlier, GRI and ICMM launched the new GRI Metals and Mining Sector Supplement during the annual mining convention of PDAC in early March 2010. The new Sector Supplement integrated many references to the IFC Performance Standards and suggests increasing convergence amongst these internationally recognized guidelines. Mining projects in emerging markets seeking commercial and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFC Performance Standards:Lessons Learned</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artisanal Mining]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broad Community Support (BCS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFC Performance Standards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IFC Performance Standards on Social &#38; Environmental Sustainability have emerged as the de facto benchmark for developing and financing responsible extractive projects in emerging markets. The Canadian government’s March 2009 CSR Strategy for the Canadian International Extractive Sector, Building the Canadian Advantage, also includes the IFC Performance Standards. In this article, I review the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of 3 years of IFC Performance Standards</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2010/02/11/review-of-3-years-of-ifc-performance-standards/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=review-of-3-years-of-ifc-performance-standards</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prompted by client questions, I revisited IFC’s Report on the First Three Years of Application of IFC’s Policy and Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability and Policy on Disclosure of Information. IFC’s client surveys shows that 21 percent said the cost of PS implementation might negatively influence future decisions to work with IFC. IFC’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Avatar” – Case Study in Involuntary Resettlement Planning?</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2009/12/22/%e2%80%9cavatar%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-case-study-in-involuntary-resettlement-planning/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=%25e2%2580%259cavatar%25e2%2580%259d-%25e2%2580%2593-case-study-in-involuntary-resettlement-planning</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An extractive company (mining ‘unobtainium’), a botched resettlement program and heavy-handed interventions by security forces provide the backdrop in the SciFi movie “Avatar” played out on the fictional planet of Pandora. What lessons can this movie provide about IFC Performance Standards relating to Land Acquisition &#38; Involuntary Resettlement for extractive projects here on Earth? Resettlement [...]]]></description>
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