This session, co-hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), will provide an overview of emerging strategies and partnerships for traceability and circularity, emphasizing opportunities to advance the General Principles and Actionable Recommendations from the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals.

The session will outline UNEP’s work on traceability and circularity, including the implementation of the UNEA 6/5 Resolution on environmental aspects of minerals and metals; strategies from the African Union, G7, and G20; examples of approaches of voluntary standards; and a discussion of opportunities to build coherence to amplify positive impacts.

Speakers:

• Kristi Disney Bruckner, Law and Policy Director, IRMA
• Daniel Hill, Deputy Director, Multilateral Affairs and Horizontal Policy in the Lands and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada
• Marit Kitaw, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• Cecilia Nicolini, Parliamentarian for Argentina, MERCOSUR Parliament
• Inga Petersen, Executive Director, Global Batteries Alliance
• Rodrigo Urquiza Caroca, International Affairs, Ministry of Mining, Chile
• Erica Westenberg, Governance Programs Director, NRGI