ESG in Mining and Minerals

Author: Ted Rhodes, CMS
Publisher: Globe Law and Business
ISBN: 9781837230402
Published In: January 2025
Format: Hardback , 271 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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New demand from energy transition technologies will require the acceleration of mine development for a range of minerals, including lithium, copper, graphite and cobalt. This, combined with concerns about security of supply, have thrust mining under the spotlight. For this mining boom to have a broad positive impact, the industry must learn from the mistakes of the past and put ESG factors at the heart of its business model.

Edited by Ted Rhodes, head of the mining and minerals group at international law firm CMS, ESG in Mining and Minerals provides a wide-ranging analysis of the ESG risks, challenges and opportunities facing mining companies and the wider minerals supply chain. It considers the specific ESG challenges facing companies in the mining and minerals sector – from reducing carbon intensity, protecting biodiversity, community engagement and human rights, to ensuring transparency in government relations – while guiding readers through regulation, risks and new approaches to mining to reduce its negative impact on the environment and its inhabitants.

ESG in Mining and Minerals combines legal analysis with an understanding of the commercial imperatives and practical realities of the mining and minerals sector, which can be particularly challenging from an ESG perspective. Its holistic approach to the ESG context of the sector is intended to help in the preparation of risk analyses and comprehensive ESG policies, which must be tailored to each individual mining business in a way that reinforces competitiveness, rather than detracts from it.

This book is an essential resource for directors and management in mining and minerals companies, investors and financiers, as well as sustainability professionals, in-house and external counsel and anyone else concerned with the ESG impacts of extractive industries.

Introduction – the importance of ESG considerations in mining & minerals

Ted Rhodes, CMS

Section 1: Environmental

Measuring, minimising and mitigating the carbon footprint of minerals

Dalia Majumder-Russell, CMS

Protecting ecosystems and biodiversity in the mining industry

María Cristina Alva and Daniela Vergel-Riascos, CMS

Environmental litigation risks for mining and minerals

Sarah Grenfell, CMS

Mine closure, land reclamation and legacy projects

Jeff Parshley, SRK Consulting

Section 2: Social

Socio-economic impacts of mining and mineral development

Neal Brewster, Elemental Economics; University of Dundee Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and

Policy

Progressing beyond a social licence to operate

Kevin PCJ D’Souza, KD Consulting

Human rights issues in mining and minerals

Yasmin Batliwala MBE, Advocates for International Development

Section 3: Governance

ABC considerations and transparency in dealing with governments

Eoin O’Shea, CMS

Corporate governance in mining companies

Ben Lepley, SLR Consulting

Section 4: General

The origins, evolution and direction of ESG regulation in mining

Daniela Vergel-Riascos and Tatiana Londoño, CMS

Leveraging effective ESG due diligence to unlock value in mining investment

Kevin PCJ D’Souza, KD Consulting

Mining, minerals and the circular economy

Kamen Stoilov, CMS

New mineral frontiers and their ESG challenges

Nabil Abrahams and Ted Rhodes, CMS

ESG and innovation

Andrew Sullivan, Stantec

Risks and opportunities in dealing with mine waste

Dr Chris Meikle and David Walker, SLR Consulting

Consulting editors

Contributing firm	Name
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP	Ted Rhodes

Contributors

Contributing firm	Name
Advocates for International Development (A4ID)	Yasmin Batliwala
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP	David How
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP	Sandra Gogal
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP	Dalia Majumder-Russell
	Eoin O’Shea
	Kamen Stoilov
	Nabil Abrahams
	Sarah Grenfell
CMS Grau	María Cristina Alva
CMS Rodríguez-Azuero	Daniela Vergel-Riascos
CMS Rodríguez-Azuero	Tatiana Londoño Camargo
Elemental Economics	Neal Brewster
KD Consulting	Kevin PCJ D’Souza
SLR Consulting	Ben Lepley
	Chris Meikle
	David Walker
SRK Consulting (US) Inc	Jeff Parshley
Stantec	Andrew Sullivan