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Canada & sub-Saharan Africa
Joined January 2009
June 26th in London and online - the launch of our "Guidance for Disclosure on #HRDD in #Mining Sector Procurement." Ensure compliance and improvements to your #duediligence with suppliers! Register in-person: eventbrite.ca/e/guidance-for… Online: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #CSDDD #ESG
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Engineering students from @FAST_MUST & @ewb are joining forces to tackle global environmental challenges. 15 students will develop innovative solutions in smart agriculture & clean tech, making a real impact. #EngineeringForGood #Sustainability #GlobalPartnership #Engineering
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🔴 WATCH NOW | Catalysing Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships In the final session of our Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, leaders will discuss how a broad coalition of governments, industry & civil society can help tackle the clean cooking challenge 👇 xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1lDxLPoYQ…
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🚀 At EWB ToPro, we're committed to embracing underrepresented groups in STEM. We celebrate Toronto's diverse talent pool and look forward to the innovations in STEM that will shape our city’s future. Join us in shaping an inclusive future! 💡 #STEM #DiversityInSTEM #EWBCanada
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EWB ToPro backs STEM education! 🌟 EWB Canada offers STEM students the Canada-Africa Innovation Fellowship (CAIF) to travel to East Africa, work alongside local leaders, and apply their knowledge to tackle challenges in sustainable development. Check out the link in our bio!
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Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir Brian Harrigan, chef d’Ingénieurs sans frontières Canada en #Zambie cette semaine pour prendre la parole au Forum de @UNDP sur les chaînes de valeur minérales viables et inclusives ! Une grande expertise 🇨🇦 à partager.
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The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment's free MOOC on #mining and materials for sustainable development starts next week. Enrol today for the February 19th start ccsi.columbia.edu/mooc #energytransition @CCSI_Columbia
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EWB-ISF Canada retweeted
Excited to be part of the Cape Town launch event for the new Global Reporting Initiative #Mining Sector Standard - GRI 14: Mining Sector 2024. Learn more here: globalreporting.org/news/new… #ESG #Sustainability #duediligence #transparency #MiningIndaba #MI24
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✨📢 We're proud to be partnering with @ewb, urging Canada to take leadership in the growing food and climate crisis. You can speak up and let decision makers know that you care. Join the call and send your postcard today ➡️ lnkd.in/eH4drBcF
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EWB-ISF Canada retweeted
How is #localprocurement covered in the new GRI #Mining Sector Standard (#GRI14)? These excerpts show the requirements, and the Mining Local Procurement Reporting Mechanism (#LPRM) is included as a suggested reference. Full standard here: globalreporting.org/standard… #localcontent
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Register for our February 7th #MiningIndaba side event on how increasing #humanrights #duediligence requirements affect mining sector #localprocurement, including a preview of new guidance we are creating with @giz_gmbh docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… #ESG #localcontent
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EWB-ISF Canada retweeted
In 2014, declining world hunger trends were disrupted by converging global crises and continues to worsen due to insufficient climate action. We join @Foodgrains & @EWB's mission to build resiliency to climate change in food systems & end world hunger ⬇️ questionthesystem.ca/thecamp…
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You can use your voice! 🌍🔈 We're proud to be partnering with @ewb on this postcard campaign, expressing support for Canada to take leadership in the growing food and climate crisis. You can speak up and let decision makers know that you care ➡️ questionthesystem.ca/thecamp…
In 2014, declining world hunger trends were disrupted by converging global crises and continues to worsen due to insufficient climate action. We join @Foodgrains & @EWB's mission to build resiliency to climate change in food systems & end world hunger ⬇️ questionthesystem.ca/thecamp…
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EWB-ISF Canada retweeted
CUBEC is less than a week away! Join us virtually or in-person in #Toronto, #Montreal, and #Calgary 🍁 Buy your tickets at cubec.info
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Just before the holidays @IGFMining released its updated Member Policy Framework (MPF) to guide countries on effective #mining governance and to act as the basis for evaluating countries as part of their country assessment process igfmining.org/resource/igf-m…
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EWB-ISF Canada retweeted
Had a great time yesterday, facilitating a training workshop at the Afrikiko resort in Akosombo for the Canada-Africa Innovation fellowship by Engineers without Borders, Canada (@ewb). The training focused on new media solutions for young businesses by University Students.
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Excited to be at #ResourcingTomorrow today in London! Our Managing Director @jdgeipel will be speaking tomorrow at 15:30 as part of the panel, "From ‘Social License to Operate’ to ‘Social License to Market’ resourcingtomorrow.com/progr… #mining #ESG #localcontent
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EWB-ISF Canada retweeted
Right now, you can make an impact. Don’t know who to donate to on #GivingTuesday? Here’s a few organizations doing great work: @CrossroadsIntl @PlanCanada @ewb @YWCAEdmonton @savethechildren @Mama_Hope @MamasForMamas How you spend your time and money matters. ❤️
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EWB-ISF Canada retweeted
The Initiative For Responsible #Mining Assurance (IRMA) has opened a public consultation process for its Draft Standard for Responsible Mining and Mineral Processing 2.0, and the Draft Chain of Custody Standard 2.0 - open until January 26th responsiblemining.net/resour… #ESG
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EWB-ISF Canada retweeted
It was great to meet young women from @ewb who care so much about policy and working towards climate financing 🌳. I was happy to introduce Speaker @GregFergus. #Ottawa #WomenInSTEM
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