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Corporate Social Responsibility Networking and Knowledge Sharing Reception at Mining Indaba 2012
8 February 2012
Cape Town, South Africa

The 2012 Mining Indaba provides the most opportune platform for extractive industry practitioners to demonstrate global leadership on CSR to Africa’s main mining stakeholders.

As an emerging leader in demonstrating best practice in strategic community investment in the extractive industry, IFC CommDev has been a convener of Mining Indaba’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) networking events for the last four years. Each year the reception is a great opportunity to meet people working on sustainability, highlight corporate initiatives and share new knowledge products.

How To Manage Social and Environmental Risk for Oil, Gas And Mining
March 21 - 22, 2012
London, UK
The social and environmental risk management conference brings together CSR leaders in the extractives sector to share best practice strategies. A rundown of the key areas.
 
·         Enhance stakeholder engagement - Build long term relationships with local and indigenous communities using engagement techniques a CSR report alone cannot deliver.
·         Business case for human rights - Examine human rights performance in complex operations to prevent costly production stoppages.
·         Sustainable capacity building - Build long term capacity in areas of minimal regulatory and infrastructure development.
·         Go beyond the mine lifecycle - Decommission your operations sustainably and create a positive operational legacy.
·         Voluntary and legislative compliance mechanisms - Adapt to the recent changes and maintain your social and legal licence to operate.
·         Build capacity in challenging environments - Sustainable capacity building in areas of minimal regulatory and infrastructure development to secure consent through strong community investment initiatives.

 

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Cultural Heritage Management and Indigenous Cultures
July 1 - 8, 2012
Florence, Italy

The University of Queensland’s ‘Cultural Heritage Management and Indigenous Cultures’ course will explore the fundamental concepts underpinning cultural heritage management within the context of Indigenous cultures, including intangible heritage, contemporary living heritage, cultural landscapes, the intersection of natural and cultural heritage values, and the principles of co-management.