Panels explore mining and corporate social responsibility
October 1, 2014
Michael Tang, Sara Seck, and Mark Bennett
A series of panel discussions held at Western Law stimulated discussion about the importance of corporate social responsibility in the mining industry.
Legal experts, mining industry professionals and academic faculty from geology, business and law disciplines contributed to the discussion.
The first panel, “Sustainability and the Challenges of Mining Disclosure,” focused on securities law and changing expectations in relation to environmental and social sustainability disclosure. Panelists included Western Law professor Christopher Nicholls, Western Geology professor Robert Linnen, Mark Bennett of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and Michael Tang of the Ontario Securities Commission.
The second panel considered the role of international environmental and social standards, which are increasingly integrated into project finance requirements for mining internationally. The speakers were Michael Torrance of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP; Nils Engelstad, vice president, McEwen Mining; Ian Osellame, legal counsel, Manulife Bank & Trust; and Bernarda Elizalde, co-founder, Responsible Mineral Development Consultants.
A third panel highlighted the increasing importance of human rights due diligence for the global mining industry and its relationship to mining finance and sustainability and featured Rachel Davis, managing director and treasurer of Shift; Sybil Veenman, general counsel, Barrick Gold; and Tima Bansal, professor, Ivey School of Business.
The Sustainability and Mining Finance Law series was organized and moderated by Western Law Professor Sara Seck.
This article appeared in the Western Law 2014 Alumni Magazine.
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