Networking event: The role of knowledge, standards and leadership in future positive mining

Aidan joined ICMM in 2007, and provides strategic support across all ICMM’s programmatic work on environmental resilience, social performance, mineral resource governance and innovation and plays a central role in strategy development and implementation. He leads ICMM’s work on mining standards, sustainability reporting, tailings management, and policy engagement. He led the work to develop ICMM’s Mining Principles - which define good practice environmental, social and governance requirements for the mining and metals industry - and formerly led ICMM's work on environmental resilience, social performance, and governance and transparency.

Aidan has cross-sectoral experience on sustainable development issues, working with a range of private, multi-lateral and not-for-profit organisations, Aidan started his career primarily working on environmental issues, within an international consulting company, a multinational manufacturing company and at the World Bank. He then shifted his focus to social responsibility and accountability issues, with an emphasis on the mining industry.