Responsible Raw Materials, Mining, and ESG with Sarah Gordon of Satarla
Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.
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Joining Justin today to discuss responsible raw materials, mining, and ESG with Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Satarla, Sarah Gordon!
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Sarah has worked in a number of fields including risk and assurance, safety, sustainability, R&D, business divestment, and mine and exploration geology. These roles have allowed her to live and work all over the world. Sarah is also a Trustee of the Geological Society of London and leads the group Responsible Raw Materials; a non-profit whose mission is to enable the responsible extraction and use of raw materials.
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Sarah shares about the standards for ethics and sustainability for mining raw materials that risk professionals should know about; her insights into shared knowledge, sustainability, and the environmental impact of mining; the top three biggest ESG risks/trends that she feels risk managers need to be aware of in 2022 and beyond; and more.
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Whether you are a risk management professional or a member of the general public, you will learn a lot from Sarah\u2019s insight in today\u2019s episode!
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Key Takeaways:
[:01] About the RIMS Membership.
[:14] About RIMScast.
[:27] About today\u2019s episode with Sarah Gordon.
[:37] Upcoming RIMS webinars and workshops, RIMS membership, and RIMS Buyers Guide.
[1:33] More about today\u2019s episode with Sarah Gordon!
[2:33] Justin welcomes Sarah Gordon to RIMScast.
[3:07] Last week, Sarah hosted and organized the Responsible Raw Materials virtual conference. She shares what the event covered and how it went.
[3:54] About Sarah\u2019s background in geology and how she found her way into risk management.
[6:18] More about the Responsible Raw Materials conference: what it is and what it sets out to do.
[10:21] Are there standards for ethics and sustainability for mining raw materials that risk professionals should know about?
[11:47] What the future of the Responsible Raw Materials conference holds.
[13:12] RIMS plugs time! All about the RIMS Legislative Summit, virtual workshops, and the RIMS Mobile App.
[14:40] The intersection that risk professionals should be aware of when it comes to ESG, mining, and raw materials.
[16:21] Sarah\u2019s insights into shared knowledge, sustainability, and the environmental impact of mining.
[20:49] Is the global inflation that we\u2019re seeing right now a part of the conversation with regards to mining?
[23:03] Sarah\u2019s top three biggest ESG risks/trends that she feels risk managers need to be aware of in 2022 and beyond.
[29:30] Where to follow up with the Responsible Raw Materials conference and access free resources online.
[30:13] How to stay up-to-date on the upcoming Responsible Raw Materials virtual conference in May 2023.
[30:43] Justin thanks Sarah Gordon for joining the podcast and shares some of the links to check in today\u2019s show notes.
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Mentioned in this Episode:
RIMS Events, Education, and Services:
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Responsible Raw Materials \u2014 Resources, Conference Videos and Toolkits
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\u201cThe thing that many risk managers don\u2019t necessarily realize is that a degree in geology is actually a degree in risk management. No geologist really knows what\u2019s under the ground so it\u2019s all a bit of a guess which is actually what we do as risk managers.\u201d \u2014 Sarah Gordon
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\u201cIf you understand how to get true integrative risk management to work in an organization, that is the secret sauce to incorporating sustainability into how a business actually operates.\u201d \u2014 Sarah Gordon
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