| Date: | October 19 - 21, 2011 |
| City: | Santiago |
| Organiser: | Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland |
| Contact Name: | Olga Cherepanova |
| Telephone: | (56 2) 652 1519 |
| Email: | srm@srmining.com |
| Event Website: |
http://www.csrm.uq.edu.au//docs/srm11_brochure.pdf |
Objectives:
●Strengthen understanding of the concept of ‘social licence’ and its importance to the global mining industry.
●Discuss the complexity of social issues faced by the industry and identify emerging trends.
●Promote SR as an integral part of strategic planning
and management.
●Discuss existing experience and practice, and share leading thinking. Explore diverse and innovative ways to put research and
policies into action.
●Build and strengthen networks of individuals and organisations concerned with enhancing the social performance
of the mining industry.
Themes:
●SR standards, corporate governance and management systems
●Human rights in the context of mining
●Fair labour and operating practices
●Transparent engagement with communities and other stakeholders
●Community empowerment and capacity building
●The interface between community and environmental issues
●Social investments and community development
●Dealing with community conflicts and grievances
●Indigenous peoples, Indigenous rights and mining
●Gender and mining
●Artisanal and small-scale mining
●Supply chain management
●Measuring, monitoring and reporting social performance
●Building social capacity within the mining sector.
