International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2023

Alvaro is a Managing Consultant at ERM and specialises in license-to-operate issues, particularly on socio-political risks and ESG due diligence within the mining sector. He has provided support to numerous large, mid-cap and junior mining companies and investors through a variety of assignments across key mining jurisdictions, especially in Latin America. These assignments include ESG strategy development, stakeholder engagement, and market entry initiatives in countries such as Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador. Alvaro recently led a team responsible for designing an ESG screening and due diligence framework for one of the largest diversified mining companies globally. This framework has been successfully implemented in the evaluation of over 150 potential opportunities spanning various geographies such as Latin America, Indonesia, and Southern Africa, covering multiple commodities, particularly critical minerals.

Prior to joining ERM, Alvaro held positions as an advisor to the Deputy Minister of Mining in Colombia and as a consultant at Control Risks and CRU Group. He holds a master’s in development management from the London School of Economics and a Master’s in Political Studies and International Affairs from Universidad del Rosario in Colombia.

Rebecca leads the Climate, Sustainable Energies and Sustainability team for ERM Australia and has over 25 years of experience in sustainability roles in Australia and internationally. Rebecca applies a practical approach to embedding sustainability within an organisation, recognising the importance of robust frameworks, sound governance practices, change management and organisational culture as major influencers of success. Rebecca has extensive experience in developing sustainability reports and materiality assessments, strategy development, establishing governance practices and KPIs, TFCD and net zero roadmap disclosures, ESG due diligence, assurance, and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) management system development and advice. Earlier in her career, she spent 12 years at BHP, where she held several roles on mine sites in Chile and at Corporate in HSEC and Sustainability, gaining extensive experience in operationalising sustainability. Today she continues to work with many mining organisations supporting the implementation of the TSM, IRMA and other mining standards and developing sustainability disclosures.

Toby Whincup is based in Perth, Western Australia and has been a sustainability consultant in the resources sector for 25 years. He is a Partner at ERM, a global sustainability advisory firm, where he is the Global Director for Critical Minerals. Toby advises mining and metals value chain clients on non-technical and ESG risks across the project life cycle and has worked across Australia, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and North America.

Sabrina is a Partner with ERM, based in Australia. With over 20 years of experience driving societal and environmental value creation across Asia Pacific and North America, she has become a trusted advisor for extractive industry clients. She has helped identify, understand, and manage risks, impacts, and opportunities across the product lifecycle. Her work includes aligning with global good practice standards, such as the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM) Principles, the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) requirements and the International Finance Corporation’s Performance Standards. With her proven track record, she can share pragmatic insights from practitioner and advisor perspectives, focusing on operationalising sustainability for long-term growth and success.

Louise Pearce has over 25 years of international experience in sustainability consulting. She concentrates on developing corporate strategy and risk management programs, alongside managing complex global due diligence and post-merger integrations for the mining sector. Louise has an understanding of the key global mining health, safety, environment and community (HSEC) challenges and opportunities facing the sector, and works with major, mid-tier and junior mining companies to integrate the management of these risks into strategic business plans and life of mine plans. Louise was recently recognized as one of the Top-100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining - 2016 by the non-profit organization, Women in Mining. She holds a professional designation in risk management awarded by the Global Risk Management Institute and holds postgraduate qualifications in Sustainability and Risk Management.

Stacy has more than 14 years’ experience working as an International Development Specialist and Strategic Advisor on areas surrounding gender, natural resources, renewable energy, social impact investment, disaster risks and climate resilience, and large national and international infrastructure development projects across the commercial, public, and multilateral sectors. She is currently consulting and advising various United Nations agencies and sits on the advisory boards of the UTU Social Impact Investment Fund and Actions for the Development of Africa where she focusses on the interface between large-scale mining investments and gender transformative community development aligned to the UN SDGs and ESG standards. She is also advisor on a geothermal energy project in Turkey and is the former ESG Director at Africa-focussed strategic advisory firm, Africa Matters Limited.

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