Large scale mining is inherently destructive to the environment and certain communities as well. This could be in the form of destruction of the natural environment or displacement and loss of sources of revenues to local and indigenous communities. All mining operations are expected to deliver sustainable benefits for the local communities. The “social license to operate” is critical for all mining operations. This has been largely been done successfully through the use of Foundations, Trusts and Funds (FTF’s) as a vehicle for investments in the local communities.
Foundation,Trusts and Funds are largely managed by the mining companies and in some cases, by the local government as a tool to bypass local influence as well as keep it transparent.
Most of the countries with large mining operations have various types of Foundation,Trusts and Funds.
According to a World Bank Report titled “Sharing Mining Benefits in Developing Countries”, Countries with strong policy and regulatory approaches include Chile, Papua New Guinea, and South Africa. In addition, Egypt, Eritrea, Guinea, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Yemen have recently introduced community development regulations, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ghana, Namibia, and Tanzania are reportedly seeking to embed community development initiatives within their policy framework.
The system was built to ensure not just the availability of information online, but also create workflows, track the progress of projects being funded by the Foundation,Trusts and Funds and provide reports to all stakeholders. The details captured through this system include:
The Foundation,Trusts and Funds management system is critical for the stakeholders to show transparency and efficiency of the projects. The system is devised to provide accountability, on the stakeholders to plan, manage and utilise the Foundation,Trusts and Funds efficiently.
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