# Sustainable Mining and Community Relations

> Manage environmental, social and governance performance in mining and build lasting community trust.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Oil, Gas, Mining & Energy
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/oil-gas-mining-energy/sustainable-mining
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=sustainable-mining

## Overview

This course covers ESG in mining: environmental management and rehabilitation, social licence to operate, community development, resettlement, local procurement, health and safety, and governance and transparency standards.

## Who should attend

- Mine managers
- Sustainability and community relations staff
- Government mining regulators
- Investors and NGOs

## Learning outcomes

- Apply ESG standards to mining operations
- Build and maintain social licence
- Design community development programmes
- Plan rehabilitation and closure
- Report transparently to stakeholders

## Course outline

### Day 1: ESG in mining

- Sustainability frameworks
- Investor expectations
- Mining charters
- Case studies

### Day 2: Environment

- Environmental management
- Water and tailings
- Rehabilitation
- Closure planning

### Day 3: Communities

- Stakeholder engagement
- Social licence
- Resettlement
- Grievance mechanisms

### Day 4: Shared value

- Local procurement
- Social and labour plans
- Skills development
- Health and safety

### Day 5: Governance and reporting

- EITI and transparency
- ESG reporting
- Human rights
- Action plan