Africas supplier countries are taking a more prominent role in shaping global mineral governance as work begins on an International Organization for Standardization ISO project to develop a global traceability standard for copper.
Speaking during a Creamer Media webinar on December 10, Future Minerals Forum FMF Strategy Director Aldo Pennini said the initiative emerged from several years of ministerial discussions involving about 90 governments participating in the FMF. He said sustainability, responsible supply and transparency consistently rank at the top of the agenda.
We set about trying to define a work plan on this issue of responsible supply and to do so in a way that reflects supplier country realities, Pennini said. One of the FMFs ambitions is to provide these supply countries with a voice in the rule setting for mineral supply from rule takers to rule shapers, he added.
