Network for Sustainable Mining Sylvie Fraboulet-Jussila, Sitra SAM-workshop, 13th of May 2014

Why:

Finland has resources and an active mining industry, which has been facing environmental and social challenges. Both the industry and its stakeholders have identified the need to and the benefits from an improved dialogue and cooperation.

What:

The mining industry and its stakeholders create a Network for Sustainable Mining with the support of Sitra. The network, built on cooperation and trust, promotes more responsible practices for mines in Finland based on international approaches. Sustainable mining takes into account other economic activities and the environment.

How:

• Open and balanced dialogue

• Active and constructive cooperation

• Tools: indicators, management and evaluation systems

• Financing model for continuous operation of the network.

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Network for Sustainable

Mining

Targeted achievements

More sustainable mining

improvements e.g. in environmental

emissions, occupational safety, and citizens’

involvement.

Practical tools

developed or promoted by the network are used in the mining

industry.

Self-regulation model

which can be copied and based on active cooperation of the

industry and its stakeholders.

Reduce the risk of conflicts

between the industry and the society and help secure a social license to operate.

Key stakeholders

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Labour

organizations

Mining

companies

Sámi people

Environ-

mental

protection

NGOs

Financiers

and investors

Other economic activities

Other stakeholders

Service providers

Technology suppliers and value

chain

Research and

education

Authorities

Network

Network for Sustainable Mining

Working group

Start-up team

Municipalities

and

counties

Progress to date

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Objective 1

Develop an open, balanced and continuous dialogue and co-

operation between the mining industry and its stakeholders

Statement of intent

Convening Assessment

Start-up team

Network’s core team

Objective 2

Promote the development of more responsible, sustainable

and predictable mining practices in Finland

Mapping of potential sustainability tools (indicator frameworks and

management systems)

Mapping of the Finnish R&D on sustainable mining

Further assessment of indicators and management tools

Statement of Intent

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We commit to working together within the Network for Sustainable Mining.

The aims of the Network are to:

• develop an open, balanced and continuous dialogue and co-operation between the mining industry and its stakeholders, and;

• promote the development of more responsible, sustainable and predictable mining practices in Finland.

The Network serves as a forum for discussion and co-operation between the mining industry and its stakeholders. It develops and customizes various tools for application in the Finnish operating environment, in order to enable more responsible and sustainable mining practices.

The Network's co-operation activities and operations in general will be based on the following principles, to which we hereby commit:

• compliance with the law

• promoting mining practices that are responsible and ecologically, socially and economically sustainable throughout the life cycle of a mine

• transparent information on mining activities

• engagement in genuine dialogue with stakeholders, for example to settle any conflicts of interest in advance and take into account the operational needs of other economic activities

• protection and conservation of biodiversity;

• management of environmental and social impacts

• systematic and comprehensive risk management

• ensuring the well-being of employees and promoting employment

• protecting cultural heritage

• respecting the special rights of the Sámi people.

Members of the network’s core team 2014

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Name Organization

Huovinen, Jarkko Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Jokela, Jukka Anglo American

Luukkonen, Kimmo First Quantum (Pyhäsalmi mine)

Nykänen, Mika Association of Finnish steel and metal producers

Näkkäläjärvi, Klemetti (deputy Heikki Paltto) Finnish Sami parliament

Oiva, Leena (deputy Jari Luukkonen) WWF

Ollila, Anne Reindeer Herder’s Association

Riipi, Mika (deputy Maiju Hyry) Regional Council of Lapland

Ruokonen, Eeva Talvivaara / FinnMin (the Finnish Association of Extractive Resources Industry)

Suomela, Pekka FinnMin

Taivalkoski, Tea Finnish Hospitality Association Mara

Takala, Pauli (deputy Timo Eklund) Finnish Metalworkers' Union

Tornberg, Markku The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK)

Viertola, Kimmo Finnish Industry Investment Ltd.

Yrjö-Koskinen, Eero (deputy Otto Bruun) Finnish Association for Nature Conservation

Roles

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Network’s core team

• Implement the objectives of dialogue and constructive cooperation

• Define the network’s mission, vision and objectives

• Define the network’s structure and governance

• Plan the activities of the network and its working groups

• Create the necessary working groups to work on specific technical or development issues

• Monitor the work of the working groups

Technical and development working groups

• Work on specific themes and issues as defined in the annual activity plan

• Support the core team’s work

• Develop sustainability tools

• Implement practitioner’s level dialogue and cooperation on the development and implementation of sustainability tools

• Create a link between the core and other stakeholders invited to participate in working groups

The work with the Mining Footprint tool

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• Technical workshop on 14th of May

• Practitioners from different stakeholders jointly assessing the potential and conditions to the use of the Mining Footprint tool in Finland

• Results of the work expected to provide a valuable input to the core team’s planning work late May.

Next steps

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• First meeting of the network’s core team late May

• Network’s seminar mid-August

• Regular meetings of the network’s core team and later created working groups

Building a successful Finland for tomorrow’s world

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