Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Jill Cooper

Director Responsible Investing Orion Resource Partners

Ms. Cooper is an environmental attorney with over 30 years of experience working on sustainability and ESG topics. Her experience covers a wide array of industries including mining, energy, water, manufacturing, consumer products, and government. Throughout her career she has managed teams of ESG and sustainability specialists in industry and government roles. Prior to joining Orion, Ms. Cooper helped Geosyntec Consultants create an ESG team and services. She served as a Director of Global Environment for Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (including ESG). Ms. Cooper has experience working with directly with executives, investors, financial institutions, and not-for-profits. She holds a BS in Marketing, an MBA from Thunderbird, and an JD in environmental law from the University of Colorado.


2025 Agenda Sessions

Sustainable Investment: Catalyst or Constraint for Mining Development?

•    Is ESG investing helping or hindering African development? 
•    Which sustainable financiers are investing in African mining and related services, infrastructure and innovation? 
•    Which African minerals players are succeeding to attract sustainable investment and why?
•    How can African mining become more attractive to sustainable finance? 

Wednesday 05 February 14:00 - 15:00 CTICC1

Sustainability Series

Add to calendar 02/05/2025 14:00 02/05/2025 15:00 Sustainable Investment: Catalyst or Constraint for Mining Development? •    Is ESG investing helping or hindering African development? 
•    Which sustainable financiers are investing in African mining and related services, infrastructure and innovation? 
•    Which African minerals players are succeeding to attract sustainable investment and why?
•    How can African mining become more attractive to sustainable finance? 
CTICC1 Africa/Johannesburg