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SUMMARY:Webinar: Responsible Investments in Arctic Mining: Implications of Chinese Policies
DESCRIPTION: \nKarin Buhmann, Copenhagen Business School - Responsible Investments in A
 rctic Mining: Implications of Chinese Policies\nWhen: Tuesday, 30 October 2
 018 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm (ET)\nWhere: ARCUS D.C. Office - 1201 New York Aven
 ue, NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 or online via live webinar\n\n
 Abstract\nA growing global market for generic minerals that are used in tec
 hnical products for the ‘green’ energy transition and the electronic indust
 ry holds interesting potential for the Arctic. Developing prospects for the
  Arctic in general, this presentation takes Greenland as an example of an A
 rctic country which may offer alternative sources for minerals otherwise kn
 own as ‘conflict-minerals’. China’s electronic, solar power, and wind energ
 y industries need certain generic minerals for production for the global ma
 rket. Certain conflict-ridden countries are main sources of some of these m
 inerals, which are known as ‘conflict minerals’ when their trade helps fuel
  armed conflicts. Commitment to fight conflict minerals have led the U.S. a
 nd the European Union to introduce requirements on importers and manufactur
 ers to document efforts to avoid conflict-related supply chains. China has 
 responded by developing guidelines for minerals supply chains and mining in
 vestment. The Chinese guidelines’ reference to the concept of risk-based du
 e diligence is of particular relevance in this context. This concept was in
 troduced by guidelines from the United Nations and elaborated in guidelines
  from the Organisation for Economic Collaboration and Development (OECD) as
  a company approach for identifying and managing its adverse impacts. The p
 resentation will explain how it may complement Arctic host country policies
  and regulation on the prevention of adverse human rights impacts, and on s
 takeholder engagement in impact assessment for that purpose.\n\nSpeaker Det
 ails\nKarin Buhmann is a Professor of Business & Human Rights at Copenh
 agen Business School (CBS), a Danish business university with a commitment 
 to corporate sustainability. Her research and teaching focus on public regu
 lations to connect business activity and public policy. Karin’s research ha
 s a strong focus on the interaction between public and private hard, soft, 
 and smart-mix regulation; sources of norms; and their implementation in nat
 ional and transnational contexts. Her Arctic-related research interests foc
 us on potential beneficial as well as adverse social impacts of natural res
 ource exploration and extraction and on citizen involvement in impact asses
 sment processes. Since 2012 Karin has served as one of the members of the D
 anish National Contact Point under the Organisations for Economic Co-operat
 ion and Development’s (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. She 
 is the deputy representative at the University of the Arctic (UArctic) for 
 CBS, and the lead and a founding member of the UArctic Thematic Network (TN
 ) on Arctic Sustainable Resources and Social Responsibility. She has publis
 hed widely in international journals and edited volumes. During the fall of
  2018 she is a visiting Scholar at the Kennedy School of Government at Harv
 ard University.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Karin Buhmann, Copenhagen Business School - <strong>Respons
 ible Investments in Arctic Mining: Implications of Chinese Policies</strong
 ><br /><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, 30 October 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm 
 (ET)<br /><strong>Where:</strong> ARCUS D.C. Office - 1201 New York Avenue,
  NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 or online via live webinar</p><p>
 <br /><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>A growing global market for generic m
 inerals that are used in technical products for the ‘green’ energy transiti
 on and the electronic industry holds interesting potential for the Arctic. 
 Developing prospects for the Arctic in general, this presentation takes Gre
 enland as an example of an Arctic country which may offer alternative sourc
 es for minerals otherwise known as ‘conflict-minerals’. China’s electronic,
  solar power, and wind energy industries need certain generic minerals for 
 production for the global market. Certain conflict-ridden countries are mai
 n sources of some of these minerals, which are known as ‘conflict minerals’
  when their trade helps fuel armed conflicts. Commitment to fight conflict 
 minerals have led the U.S. and the European Union to introduce requirements
  on importers and manufacturers to document efforts to avoid conflict-relat
 ed supply chains. China has responded by developing guidelines for minerals
  supply chains and mining investment. The Chinese guidelines’ reference to 
 the concept of risk-based due diligence is of particular relevance in this 
 context. This concept was introduced by guidelines from the United Nations 
 and elaborated in guidelines from the Organisation for Economic Collaborati
 on and Development (OECD) as a company approach for identifying and managin
 g its adverse impacts. The presentation will explain how it may complement 
 Arctic host country policies and regulation on the prevention of adverse hu
 man rights impacts, and on stakeholder engagement in impact assessment for 
 that purpose.</p><p><br /><strong>Speaker Details</strong></p><p>Karin Buhm
 ann is a Professor of Business &amp; Human Rights at Copenhagen Business Sc
 hool (CBS), a Danish business university with a commitment to corporate sus
 tainability. Her research and teaching focus on public regulations to conne
 ct business activity and public policy. Karin’s research has a strong focus
  on the interaction between public and private hard, soft, and smart-mix re
 gulation; sources of norms; and their implementation in national and transn
 ational contexts. Her Arctic-related research interests focus on potential 
 beneficial as well as adverse social impacts of natural resource exploratio
 n and extraction and on citizen involvement in impact assessment processes.
  Since 2012 Karin has served as one of the members of the Danish National C
 ontact Point under the Organisations for Economic Co-operation and Developm
 ent’s (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. She is the deputy re
 presentative at the University of the Arctic (UArctic) for CBS, and the lea
 d and a founding member of the UArctic Thematic Network (TN) on Arctic Sust
 ainable Resources and Social Responsibility. She has published widely in in
 ternational journals and edited volumes. During the fall of 2018 she is a v
 isiting Scholar at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.<
 /p>
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