The 15th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains was hosted by the OECD as a virtual forum on 2-6 May 2022 and brought together representatives from government, business, and civil society. The Forum provided the opportunity to review and discuss the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and other initiatives to enable responsible mineral production and sourcing. This year, the Forum devoted particular attention to critical minerals and the role of supply chain due diligence in enabling critical minerals to contribute to a just low-carbon transition. The Forum also featured sessions on market access for artisanal and small-scale mining and the coherence of due diligence systems. Other sessions featured technical discussions on using monitoring and evaluation to identify key systemic blockages to due diligence, using supply chain due diligence to address emerging risks and those with growing awareness like environmental impacts in mining, and identifying conflict-affected and high-risk areas.

Practical Information

Forum: 2-6 May 2022, held in virtual format

The main forum sessions took place on 2-5 May with side sessions being organised by partners on each day as well as on the 6th May.

Forum sessions are available on replay. Please note that Chatham House Rules hence did not apply for this event.

Forum sessions mainly took place in English with simultaneous interpretation in French, Chinese and Spanish.

The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas

A common denominator of the discussions at the Forum is the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD Guidance). The OECD Guidance establishes a common understanding of due diligence in the sector to help companies meet expectations on due diligence laid out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Since its adoption almost ten years ago, the OECD Guidance has become the leading international and industry standard that provides detailed recommendations to help companies respect human rights and avoid contributing to conflict through their mineral purchasing decisions and practices.

Women’s Rights and Mining (WRM), in collaboration with the OECD, is making special efforts to address key gender concerns throughout the Forum in order to further strengthen the implementation of gender-responsive due diligence. We provide guiding questions for Forum speakers and for attendees to start or deepen the discussions. We monitor gender and social inclusion throughout the Forum sessions, including Partner Sessions. WRM also monitors gender and social inclusion throughout the Forum sessions, including Partner Sessions. More information on the monitoring results of the 2021 Forum and information on this year’s Forum can be found here.

The goal here is to promote more effective due diligence through more inclusive representation in our own events, convening and stakeholder outreach. Other relevant tools include the Stakeholder Statement on Implementing Gender-Responsive Due Diligence and Ensuring the Human Rights of Women in Mineral Supply Chains and the 10 Do’s, a guide for governments, companies and practitioners to support women’s rights and mitigate gender risks during OECD due diligence implementation.

For questions and further resources, please visit the WRM website or contact WRM at info@womenandmining.org

The Chinese translation of the main session agenda as well as the ENG-CHN simultaneous interpretation for the eight main sessions are supported by the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC) and Responsible Cobalt Initiative (RCI)

15th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains

2-6 May 2022

Held in virtual format
All Forum sessions are available on VOD

Watch the VOD

Forum opening: Spotlight on critical minerals

Session 2: Geopolitics, sanctions and minerals due diligence

Speakers

Ashraf Mahate

Technical Adviser

Executive Office, United Arab Emirates Bullion Committee

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