Sustainability standards are increasingly shaping mineral supply chains, bringing producing countries both opportunities related to improved practices alongside risks such as constrained policy space or market exclusion. Drawing on IGF’s ongoing collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, this session will explore the real-world impacts of standards on national governance, regulatory alignment, and development priorities. It will also highlight how countries can more actively shape, implement, and benefit from sustainability standards—and move from being rule takers to standard setters.

Moderator

• Grégoire Bellois, Lead, Critical Minerals and Geology, IGF

Takeaways

• Djaheezah Subratty, Head, Policy Unit, Energy, Climate, and Technology Branch Economy Division, UNEP
• Rachel Zhou, Founder, Reach Advisory International

Speaker

• Scarlet Garcia, Director of Economic and Financial Analysis, Dominican Republic
• Norman Mukwakwami, Global Head of Responsible Sourcing (Metals), Trafigura
• Inga Petersen, Executive Director, Global Batteries Alliance