Sustainability Framework for Junior Mining Companies

This project seeks to develop a sustainability framework for junior Canadian mining
companies that identifies and reconciles core sustainability obligations in the mining sector.
The scope of this framework will include governance, transparency, health and safety,
environmental performance, climate mitigation, project financing and engagement with
communities. The project will help to determine which standards, practices and processes
should be adopted to improve their sustainability performance. This framework will help this
company to reduce risk and will help to bolster their sustainability performance and
reputation. It is our hope that the project will resonate with other juniors and mid-tier
companies in the mining sector and thus also transfer these benefits to these firms, raising
the sustainability performance of the industry as a whole.

Faculty Supervisor:

Stephanie Bertels

Student:

Partner:

Keegan Resources Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate