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How my GRI reporting journey started in Venezuela’s jungles a decade ago
As I was updating sustainability reporting experience on (now clocking 28 assignments), I was reminded of how it all started about a decade ago while working on an ESIA in the jungles of Venezuela. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p27qSt-RA Read More
Lucara Diamond publishes 2016 Sustainability Report, adopts GRI Standards
is an established diamond producer with the (Karowe) in Botswana as its principal asset. For the past five years, has been assisted Lucara Diamond Corp. (Lucara) with its annual sustainability reporting efforts. Here are selected highlights. Read More
Lundin Gold Publishes Inaugural 2015-2016 Sustainability Report
Congratulations to , a pre-production gold mining company pursuing the high grade, underground Fruta del Norte (FDN) project in Ecuador, for publishing its first sustainability report: , and three reasons I enjoyed contributing to it. Read More
Attending IFC Sustainability Exchange 2017 in Cartagena
After attending IFC’s flagship annual , I was pleased to be invited once more to attend the upcoming which – for the first time – will not be held in IFC’s HQ in Washington DC. It will be interesting to see how this format change may engage a new set of stakeholders, create new angles and insights, and further leverage knowledge sharing. Read More
Congrats to former EBRD colleagues bagging awards at IAIA17 conference in Montreal
I attended the annual conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment () in Montreal to reconnect with my professional peers, learn from the many interesting presentations still "daring" to consider Climate Change impacts (despite of President Trump), and attend a masterclass on integrating Human Rights into impact assessment and E&S/IE/IMG Reviews. However, other important moments for me - an alum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development () - included IAIA handing out awards to Dr. Bill Kennedy and Mark King, both my former EBRD colleagues. I learned a lot working with both of them as highlighted below. Read More
Seeing a reindeer in a bar makes you wonder…
Having recently returned from a with in balmy Belo Horizonte, Brazil, I decided to embrace the winter in Wisconsin, and celebrate 10 inches of fresh snow by taking my family skiing. - Consider my surprise when noticing a reindeer prancing through the bar while I was enjoying a drink at the chalet. Read More
Crusader Resources engages Prizma
, a niche environmental and social advisory practice, was engaged by , a specialized minerals producer focused on bulk commodities and precious metals in Brazil. will be assisting Crusader to develop bankable environmental and social studies and plans aligned with the .
Prizma re-engaged to assist Lucara Diamond with Sustainability Reporting
. (Lucara), a member of the , recently engaged , an independent sustainability advisory practice and member of the GRI Gold Community, to assist Lucara with its annual sustainability reporting effort. Read More
Contributing to Lundin Group’s Inaugural Sustainability Summit
Mehrdad Nazari was an invited contributor to the first Lundin Group Sustainability Summit. This event was organized and hosted by the in mid-September 2016 in Vancouver. Participating company members of the included , , , , , , and . http://wp.me/p27qSt-Qo Read More
Prizma engaged by Lundin Gold for Sustainability Reporting
, a listed Canadian mining company, recently engaged , a niche environmental and social advisory practice, to provide . Lundin Gold is developing its Fruta del Norte gold project in southeastern Ecuador.
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