Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Assheton Carter

Executive Chair & Founder TDI Sustainability

Assheton is an expert on responsible sourcing, sustainability standards, environmental markets, non-financial risk, and responsible investment. He has spent more than 30 years working in the natural resources sector and international supply chains of mining, metals, and gemstones, luxury, jewellery, auto and electronics OEM, and carbon. Assheton is Founder and Executive Chair of TDi Sustainability, founded The Impact Facility, and serves on the boards of several standard-setting organisations, non-profit organisations, and private companies. He is an expert on international conventions on human rights and environmental protection, corporate voluntary standard-setting and certification schemes, and value-chain development from producer to product. He has built many significant public private partnerships between business, environmental and development NGOs, the donor community and government agencies, including structured innovative ‘green’ supply chains for the first fully traceable gold and diamond jewellery for the world’s largest retailer, Walmart and the only tracking system for ‘conflict-free’ metals from the DRC.


2026 Agenda Sessions

What lessons can we learn from Guinea’s use of partnerships in realising its iron ore potential?

Guinea holds some of the largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves in the world, particularly in the Simandou range, a deposit that has long been seen as a game-changer for the global steel industry and for West Africa’s economic future. But unlocking this potential has proven complex, with decades of delays, geopolitical entanglements, infrastructure challenges, and shifting global demand. This session will examine lessons learnt, the power of partnerships, and what lessons can be extrapolated?

Tuesday 10 February 15:45 - 16:30 Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2)

Add to calendar 02/10/2026 15:45 02/10/2026 16:30 What lessons can we learn from Guinea’s use of partnerships in realising its iron ore potential?

Guinea holds some of the largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves in the world, particularly in the Simandou range, a deposit that has long been seen as a game-changer for the global steel industry and for West Africa’s economic future. But unlocking this potential has proven complex, with decades of delays, geopolitical entanglements, infrastructure challenges, and shifting global demand. This session will examine lessons learnt, the power of partnerships, and what lessons can be extrapolated?

Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg