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ESG & Sustainability Reporting for Mining Companies Training Course

Covers mining-specific ESG indicators and reporting, including tailings, water, closure, safety, and community metrics, beyond general climate disclosure.

MGS · Mining Governance & SustainabilityAll Levels#3073ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Mining & MineralsCategories:Mining Governance & Sustainability

Course Overview

The ESG & Sustainability Reporting for Mining Companies Training Course equips sustainability managers, finance and reporting teams, and mine site leaders with the practical knowledge needed to collect, verify, and report the performance data that matters most in mining. Investors, lenders, regulators, and host governments increasingly ask mining companies in the Gulf and Africa for evidence that goes well beyond general statements on sustainability. Weak or inconsistent site data quickly undermines those relationships, so the course treats reporting as a management discipline as much as a communication task. The course focuses on mining-specific indicators rather than ESG or climate disclosure in general. Participants examine tailings facility disclosure, water balance and stewardship, mine closure and rehabilitation provisions, biodiversity and land disturbance, energy and emissions at site level, safety performance, community and resettlement data, payments to governments, and responsible sourcing. Participants work with the frameworks most relevant to the sector, including the GRI Mining Sector Standard, the SASB Metals and Mining Standard, the ICMM Mining Principles, the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, the EITI Standard, and IFRS S1 and IFRS S2. They learn to run a materiality assessment, build a data system from site to group, prepare for independent assurance, and connect sustainability figures with financial statements. The course is delivered through case studies of mining reports, indicator calculation exercises, data audit simulations, and a final reporting workshop. Participants leave with a mining materiality matrix, an indicator dictionary, a site data collection template, an assurance readiness checklist, and a report outline they can adapt to their own company.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain why mining faces reporting expectations that differ from those placed on other industries.
  • Compare the GRI Mining Sector Standard, the SASB Metals and Mining Standard, and IFRS S1 and IFRS S2.
  • Conduct a materiality assessment that reflects the real impacts and risks of mining operations.
  • Define indicators for tailings facilities, water, land disturbance, biodiversity, and mine closure.
  • Calculate site-level energy use and Scope 1, Scope 2, and relevant Scope 3 emissions.
  • Report safety performance, including fatalities and injury rates, on a consistent basis.
  • Present community, resettlement, grievance, and local employment data with clear definitions and stated limitations.
  • Disclose payments to governments in line with the EITI Standard and sector expectations.
  • Connect closure provisions and sustainability data with financial statements and risk reporting.
  • Build a data system with clear definitions, owners, and controls from site to group level.
  • Prepare data, evidence, and teams for independent assurance of sustainability information.
  • Draft a balanced sustainability report that avoids greenwashing and addresses difficult issues.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for sustainability and ESG managers, corporate reporting and finance teams, environmental and social performance managers, investor relations officers, and internal auditors in mining companies, along with mine site leaders who supply or approve performance data. It is equally relevant for company secretaries, board sustainability committee members, risk managers, and tailings and water specializts who contribute information to public reports, as well as officials in ministries of mining, securities regulators, and environmental agencies who review company disclosures. Professionals in mining and exploration companies, state mining enterprises, sovereign and institutional investors, development finance institutions, audit and assurance firms, and consultancies serving the sector will find the course directly applicable. It is particularly valuable for companies in the Gulf and Africa preparing their first sustainability report, seeking finance or a listing, or moving from general ESG reporting to indicators specific to mining.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Select the reporting frameworks that suit their company, investors, and host governments.
  • Carry out a materiality assessment that reflects the real impacts of a mine.
  • Define and calculate indicators for tailings, water, land, and closure.
  • Calculate site energy use and emissions on a consistent basis across the Scope categories that apply.
  • Report safety performance, including contractor data, without gaps or distortions.
  • Present community, resettlement, and local employment data credibly.
  • Prepare disclosures of payments to governments in line with the EITI Standard.
  • Build an indicator dictionary with clear definitions, owners, and data sources.
  • Design data flows and controls from mine site to group level.
  • Prepare evidence and teams for independent assurance of sustainability information.
  • Connect closure provisions and sustainability data with financial statements.
  • Write a balanced sustainability report that addresses difficult issues openly.

Course Outline

Course Outline:

Day 1

The Mining Reporting Landscape and Materiality

  • What investors, lenders, regulators, host governments, and communities expect from mining companies
  • Why general ESG indicators miss the main impacts of a mine
  • The GRI Mining Sector Standard, the SASB Metals and Mining Standard, and the ICMM Mining Principles
  • IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, and how they relate to impact-based reporting
  • Impact and financial materiality for mining operations, and engaging stakeholders in the assessment
  • Mapping overlaps between frameworks so one dataset can serve several reporting requirements
  • Practical application: participants build a materiality matrix for a sample mining company
Day 2

Environmental Indicators: Tailings, Water, Land, and Closure

  • Tailings facility disclosure under the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, viewed as a governance matter
  • Water withdrawal, consumption, discharge, and site water balance in water-stressed areas
  • Land disturbed and rehabilitated, biodiversity, and waste rock data
  • Closure plans, rehabilitation provisions, and disclosure of closure obligations
  • Environmental incidents: classification, consistency, and public reporting
  • Setting site-level water and rehabilitation targets that can be measured and explained
  • Practical application: participants calculate water and land indicators from a sample site dataset
Day 3

Energy, Emissions, Safety, and Social Indicators

  • Site energy use, Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, and relevant Scope 3 categories using the GHG Protocol
  • Transition and physical climate risks for mines, reported with a mining focus
  • Safety indicators: fatalities, injury rates, high-potential incidents, and contractor data
  • Community, resettlement, grievance, local employment, and local procurement data
  • Security, human rights, gender, and workforce indicators
  • Normalizing indicators per tonne of ore or product so that results can be fairly compared
  • Practical application: participants prepare an indicator dictionary with definitions and data owners
Day 4

Governance, Payments, and Data Systems

  • Board oversight, sustainability committees, and management accountability
  • Payments to governments, tax transparency, and EITI disclosures
  • Responsible sourcing and the OECD due diligence guidance for mineral supply chains
  • Building a data system from site to group: definitions, owners, controls, and consolidation
  • Joint ventures, contractors, and reporting boundaries
  • Internal review of reported data, including the role of internal audit and site sign-off
  • Practical application: participants design a site-to-group data flow and test its controls
Day 5

Assurance, Report Writing, and Communication

  • Preparing for independent assurance using ISAE 3000 principles: evidence, audit trails, and scope
  • Connecting sustainability data with financial statements and risk reporting
  • Writing a balanced report: difficult issues, targets, restatements, and avoiding greenwashing
  • Communicating results to investors, host governments, and communities
  • Organizing the reporting cycle: roles, review stages, and lessons learned from earlier reports
  • Final workshop: participants develop a sustainability report outline and data plan for a mining company

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