• The Resource Curse

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    Critics of mining have argued that a "resource curse" plagues developing countries, in which the extraction of minerals contributes to poverty, corruption and a host of economic woes. Recently, Resource Initiatives for the World Gold Council in collaboration with the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) investigated the actual effects of large-scale gold mining on the economy of a key producing country: Tanzania.
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  • Quantifying CSR

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    Companies spend massive human and financial resources on sustainability or corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting, but what is the real effect on their reputation, deserved or not? Sustainability performance cannot be measured in any standardized way across companies, or industries. A new approach developed by Resource Initiatives and Performeks reveals true comparative sustainability performance across 35 of the largest global companies in mining.
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  • Mining & Public Health

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    Despite increasing attention on the gold market by consumers and investors, many gold-producing countries suffer with multiple disease epidemics. Mine workers, their families and communities struggle under the burden of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – diseases which together represent the greatest challenge to economic development in many developing countries.
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Welcome to Resource Initiatives

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Resource Initiatives provides sustainability consulting services to global organizations, with an emphasis on the natural resources sector. Our clients embrace the principles of sustainable development in their businesses and offer widespread benefits to the communities where they operate.  We help promote an understanding of these benefits by developing issue-specific research publications, corporate responsibility reporting, presentations and policy recommendations. 

Through ongoing engagement, we help organizations communicate with key stakeholders including employees and communities, regulators, media, investors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Please see Our Services for further detail.

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