The following list comprises an example of services and sub-services we have performed for clients in the mining sector.

-Identification and management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and above-ground risks and opportunities

• Sustainability strategy
• Materiality analysis
• Issue-specific management systems (e.g. human rights)
• Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Program asessments (click for full service offering description)

-Streamlining environmental, health and safety (EHS) and corporate responsibility (CR) management systems and audit programs to support busineses objectives

• SAE Audits
• Develop and review corporate responsibility (CR) standards

-Strategic stakeholder engagement

• Stakeholder mapping
• Stakeholder surveys
• Stakeholder advisory panel design and facilitation

-Credible performance measurement and disclosure

• Identification and development of KPIs/balanced scorecard
• Focus, scope, shape of sustainability reports/materiality analysis
• Report assessment and benchmarking

Client: Mining Association of Canada

Project: National and Community Engagement

On behalf of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), Stratos led regional and community consultations on developing an Aboriginal engagement policy for the mining industry and developed a national advisory panel with a multi-interest design
team. Our firm continues to facilitate MAC's Community of Interest Panel meetings with First Nations, Métis and Inuit representation, first initiated in 2004. As a result of this work, Aboriginal communities have expressed appreciation for outreach efforts
by the industry and there is strengthened confidence and reputation among key stakeholder groups.  

Client: Cameco 

Project: Environmental Leadership Framework Review

Stratos helped Cameco's senior management team develop a clear picture of how their environmental leadership strategy stacked up to emerging expectations and practices in the industry. Our analysis and advice will help this uranium mining company drive business value from their investments in corporate sustainability.

Other clients in the mining industry include:

• Full Disclosure: Water is vital for life and a healthy bottom line
• Water Disclosure: Insights and Implications for Corporate Practitioners
• NRTEE Report: Changing Currents - Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada's Natural Resources Sector

Stratos reports on climate change risks in the mining industry 

Climate change poses a number of risks to Canada’s natural resource sectors, including the mining industry. Extreme weather events, changes in precipitation patterns, permafrost degradation, and drought could all have impacts on a mining operations. One of the largest environmental liabilities facing the industry is acid rock drainage (ARD), which can lead to the release of contaminated water from active and abandoned mines. Understanding how climate change will impact ARD is important to mining companies and policy makers for making informed decisions on the economic and environmental sustainability of future mine development. Stratos worked with Brodie Consulting Ltd. to conduct a high-level risk assessment of the impacts of climate change on ARD at Canadian mines. This assessment builds on previous work by looking more closely at the vulnerability of ARD-related infrastructure and activities and determining which impacts are most likely and significant. The analysis included the cost implications of reactively adapting to climate change instead of taking steps in the planning and design phase of the mine. This work was conducted on behalf of the Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) program, and was funded by MEND and the Mining Association of Canada.  You can read the full report here.