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How our services support the mining industry
Services
- ESG strategy for mining companies
- Social license to operate
- Compliance with regulations and standards
- Due diligence
- Audit preparation and training
- Industry insights and analysis
- Human rights strategy
- Free, Prior and Informed Consent
- Community engagement and social investment strategies
- Engagement with ASM
- Training and capacity building
- Strategic communication
ESG strategy for mining companies
Social license to operate
Compliance with regulations and standards
Our standards and regulations benchmarking service analyses a wide range of industry standards and compares them against your organisation’s existing code of conduct. This can help you to:
- Reduce audits
- Identify gaps in suppliers’ ESG practices
- Align suppliers to a common set of standards
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry regulations
TDi’s Standards and Regulations Tool (ICAT) makes it quick and easy to find out which regulations and standards apply to your company and counterparts.
Due diligence
Our services simplify the intricate processes surrounding due diligence requirements and reporting.
We develop a clear roadmap for your business’s due diligence requirements and can also provide enhanced due diligence services.
TDi’s Supply Chain and Due Diligence Tool enables you to explore the ESG risk exposure of your specific individual suppliers, and view multiple tiers of your supply chain visually and geographically.
Audit preparation and training
Our audit preparation and training services can help you prepare for upcoming assessments and provide relevant training to your staff, your suppliers or auditors.
We carry out audits and assessments against customer-specific requirements, supplier codes of conduct, and sustainability standards and frameworks, including:
- The Copper, Nickel, Zinc and Molybdenum Marks
- RECOSI Coal Programme (Bettercoal)
- RMI Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP)
- London Metal Exchange Track A and Track B
- Mining Association of Canada (MAC) TSM Protocols
- IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining
- World Gold Council Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs)
- Fairmined
- Responsible Cobalt Initiative
- Responsible Jewellery Council certification
Industry insights and analysis
TDi Sustainability’s data analysts and responsible sourcing experts are regularly commissioned to produce insight reports and data-driven research and analysis for a wide range of clients.
Human rights strategy
Crafting and implementing a robust human rights strategy is complex, encompassing sustainable development, community involvement and mitigation of negative impacts. It must also consider environmental impacts, such as food security and access to water.
A Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) can help a company assess and address the legal requirements relating to its existing or potential human rights impacts, and meet its responsibility to address all human rights.
The TDi team can help you determine if the specific human rights issues that affect your company are covered by other impact assessments or due diligence processes, and whether they require a separate HRIA – ensuring compliance with sustainable business regulations.
Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Engaging with local communities, especially Indigenous groups, can be complex and sensitive. Our community engagement services help mining companies navigate this process while upholding legal regulations and respecting Indigenous rights. We understand the cultural, social, and environmental nuances involved in establishing constructive dialogues based on trust and mutual benefit.
- Watch: Our explainer on FPIC
Community engagement and social investment strategies
TDi helps companies improve their social acceptance and social license to operate through the development and implementation of stakeholder management plans, communication strategies, community relations programmes, social investment strategies, local procurement programmes, human rights initiatives and the designing and implementation of environmental impact initiatives.
Engagement with ASM
We also work with our sister organisation, The Impact Facility for Sustainable Mining Communities (TIF), to help companies to build a relationship of co-existence and collaboration with ASM, to minimise conflict, and create a positive legacy by turning mineral wealth into prosperity for local communities.
Training and capacity building
TDi develops cost-efficient solutions to help mining companies upskill their internal procurement and sourcing teams through in-person, e-learning and digital training resources.
We can:
- Help your team to implement any improvement actions needed to close the gaps identified during audits and assessments
- Provide the tools to improve operations in line with international and recognised standards, developing long-term internal capacity.
Strategic communication
Regardless of the size or the development stage of a mining project, TDi facilitates the interaction between investors, consumers and mining producers.
Our strategic communication services can also help you communicate the data behind the work that you’re doing. Whether you’re looking for data analysis and report writing, to run a webinar, develop a podcast, or communicate the work that your company is doing to mitigate the ESG risks in your operations, TDi’s technically led communications team can develop the creative and engaging solutions that you need.
Latest trends
Social license to operate
Maintaining a social licence to operate presents an ongoing challenge. The TDi Sustainability team has diverse expertise in building and maintaining relationships between big and small mining neighbours and resolving local conflict. Through our work with The Impact Facility we help clients to make a positive impact in local communities and foster the co-existence of large and artisanal mining.
Evolving geopolitical landscape
Trade restrictions, competition between major economies, and an increase in national policies for control over natural resources have all changed the geopolitical landscape around critical minerals. Supply chain vulnerabilities have also prompted legislative action across the EU, US, and Asia, creating complex compliance requirements for mining operations and downstream consumers.
Stakeholder ESG expectations
Stakeholders and investors increasingly require evidence of strong commitment to improving ESG performance. We can help you identify and mitigate risk in your supply chains, and report and communicate improvements.
Community engagement and a just transition
Community engagement, including Indigenous Peoples’ rights, is increasingly salient, especially in the context of allegations related to access to land and natural resources. Our team are experts in developing community engagement strategies that help projects gain social acceptance.
Climate, environment and net zero
Climate action, natural resource governance, biodiversity protection, GHG emissions (scope 1, 2, and 3), pollution, and water rights are just some of the environmental issues taking central stage for mining companies. We can help you understand and address the ESG issues associated with the surging demand for land, minerals and new technologies required to facilitate the energy transition to net zero.
Adoption of AI and technology
The mining sector is implementing data-driven technologies including smart sensors, advanced process control, and predictive analytics, enabling real-time monitoring and optimisation across operations. Industry-wide adoption such as this faces various challenges including infrastructure gaps, data quality issues, and workforce skills development. However, once challenges are addressed, implementation of these technologies has demonstrated tangible benefits, with early adopters reporting increases in mineral recovery rates and up to 12% profitability improvements in specific operations.
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