Multi-Stakeholder Panel on Mining Sector Audits and Standards: Flaws, Gaps and Recommendations
May 23, 2024 | 12:15 PM - 1:30 PMCC15
May 23, 2024 | 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
CC15
Description
Organised by Transportation & Environment (T&E), The Sunrise Project, Public Citizen, Rainforest Foundation Norway, Earthworks
This panel, with participation of Mercedez Benz, IndustriALL, SIRGE, and Lead the Charge Network members, Public Citizen and Earthworks, will present findings from a recent analysis of third-party assurance and audit schemes in the minerals sectors. A deeper discussion and audience Q&A will follow on key issues related to multi-stakeholder governance, credibility of underlying standards and their audits, and challenges and opportunities these gaps pose for automakers and regulators as a due diligence tool in the transition to electric vehicles.
Speakers:
- Chelsea Hodgkins, Public Citizen member of the Lead the Charge Network
- Jan Knacksterdt, Mercedez Benz
- Galina Angarova, Executive Director, Securing Indigenous Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition
- Blake Harwell, OECD’s Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC)
- Cäcilie Le Gallic, Policy Analyst, OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
Moderator: Payal Sampat, Earthworks member of the Lead the Charge Network
Languages: English, Chinese
Contact: chodgkins@citizen.org
