Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Andrew Britton

CEO Kumi Consulting

Andrew is the founder and CEO of Kumi, a specialist advisory firm that focuses on responsible supply chains and human rights due diligence. Kumi works extensively with the mining sector in Africa, helping companies to identify and manage human rights risks, prepare for compliance with responsible mining standards, strengthen social performance, and delivering social and environmental due diligence on mining operations on behalf of customers and investors. Under Andrew’s leadership, Kumi has become established as a leading authority on due diligence requirements in EU regulations, with Kumi authoring the Due Diligence Implementation Guidelines for the EU Batteries Regulation and being retained as the compliance assessor for the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation. 


2025 Agenda Sessions

Is achieving the social license to operate enough to future proof African mining?

  • Are community development efforts as impactful as they could be? 
  • How do we go deeper than social license? 
  • Is social license to operate the biggest risk to critical minerals mining?  
  • How do you close the gap between what the mineral will be used for and the impact on the ground?  

Tuesday 04 February 14:00 - 15:00 CTICC1

Sustainability Series

Add to calendar 02/04/2025 14:00 02/04/2025 15:00 Is achieving the social license to operate enough to future proof African mining?
  • Are community development efforts as impactful as they could be? 
  • How do we go deeper than social license? 
  • Is social license to operate the biggest risk to critical minerals mining?  
  • How do you close the gap between what the mineral will be used for and the impact on the ground?  
CTICC1 Africa/Johannesburg