Mark Robinson

Executive Director EITI

Mark is the Executive Director of the EITI since 2018, leading the organisation's engagement on extractives transparency and managing the International Secretariat. Mark serves as Board Secretary and is responsible for managing the International Secretariat, fundraising and financial management, and oversight of implementation in EITI’s member countries.

Mark has over 30 years' experience in governance, extractives, climate and international development, and a career spanning the worlds of policy, operations, research and philanthropy. Prior to joining EITI in 2018, Mark served as Global Director for Governance at the World Resources Institute in Washington D.C. He previously held senior positions at the Department for International Development, the Institute of Development Studies, the Ford Foundation, and the Overseas Development Institute.

Mark has held several board and advisory roles and currently serves as an Envoy for the Open Government Partnership. Mark was a founding member of the OGP Board of Directors and the first Board Chair from 2016-2020. He holds a DPhil and MA in Comparative Politics from the University of Sussex, and a BA honours degree in Social and Political Science from the University of Cambridge.

2025 Agenda Sessions

Are we leading the right way to Future-Proof African mining?

•   Does mining have an institutional culture problem?
•   What does it mean to lead with moral courage?
•   How do you make decisions that are not just about the law and shareholders, but for the greater good?
•   What are the fundamentals of building trust?

Tuesday 04 February 11:00 - 12:00 CTICC1

Sustainability Series

Add to calendar 02/04/2025 11:00 02/04/2025 12:00 Are we leading the right way to Future-Proof African mining? •   Does mining have an institutional culture problem?
•   What does it mean to lead with moral courage?
•   How do you make decisions that are not just about the law and shareholders, but for the greater good?
•   What are the fundamentals of building trust? CTICC1 Africa/Johannesburg

Sustainable debt or pending threat: How can Africa safeguard its mineral wealth whilst facing increa

How can Africa safeguard its mineral wealth whilst facing increasing infrastructure debt?

Wednesday 05 February 13:00 - 14:00 CTICC1

Sustainability Series

Add to calendar 02/05/2025 13:00 02/05/2025 14:00 Sustainable debt or pending threat: How can Africa safeguard its mineral wealth whilst facing increa

How can Africa safeguard its mineral wealth whilst facing increasing infrastructure debt?

CTICC1 Africa/Johannesburg

Joint OECD-LME-RMI event: Transparency from the ground up: emerging approaches for connecting mines

The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains sets out clear responsibilities for upstream and downstream companies to ease the flow of meaningful information on risks. While the past 10 years have seen audit systems, regulations and market requirements based on the Guidance rolled out, information flow is a systemic challenge. This session will examine different facets of this challenge, including trust and commercial sensitivity, due diligence scheme credibility and under-utilization of existing data sources. Actors from across the minerals supply chain will come together with civil society, governments and international organizations to explore emerging approaches to address these challenges. In particular, the session will highlight ways to enhance trusted channels including and beyond schemes for sharing due diligence data, how to do more with existing data like Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) reporting, and promote coherence in expectations for upstream companies to bring greater focus to risk mitigation.

Thursday 06 February 09:30 - 11:00 CTICC1

Sustainability Series

Add to calendar 02/06/2025 09:30 02/06/2025 11:00 Joint OECD-LME-RMI event: Transparency from the ground up: emerging approaches for connecting mines The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains sets out clear responsibilities for upstream and downstream companies to ease the flow of meaningful information on risks. While the past 10 years have seen audit systems, regulations and market requirements based on the Guidance rolled out, information flow is a systemic challenge. This session will examine different facets of this challenge, including trust and commercial sensitivity, due diligence scheme credibility and under-utilization of existing data sources. Actors from across the minerals supply chain will come together with civil society, governments and international organizations to explore emerging approaches to address these challenges. In particular, the session will highlight ways to enhance trusted channels including and beyond schemes for sharing due diligence data, how to do more with existing data like Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) reporting, and promote coherence in expectations for upstream companies to bring greater focus to risk mitigation. CTICC1 Africa/Johannesburg

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