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ESG in Evolution: the legal imperatives of tomorrow

25 Mar - 27 Mar 2026

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Responsibility in mining and mineral extraction

Friday 27 March (0915 - 1015)

Description

Critical minerals are essential to the energy transition, digital infrastructure, and electrification. But securing them responsibly presents complex ESG challenges. This panel of in-house counsel will discuss how mining and mineral extraction companies are addressing the complex risks in mining, such as Indigenous rights, land use, permitting, modern slavery, and shareholder activism in a sector under increasing global scrutiny

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

J Michael Showalter	ArentFox Schiff LLP, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Membership Officer, Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee
John Vellone	Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Communications Officer, Power Law Committee

Speakers

Ana Bastida	University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland; Senior Vice Chair, Mining Law Committee
Kerstin Brinnen	LKAB, Stockholm, Sweden
Bruno Jacquemin	Alliance for Minerals, Metals ores and Metals, Paris, France
Pierre Petit-De Pasquale	Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, Paris, France

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