Prizma’s recognized expertise in international environmental and social standards, bankable ESIAs and due diligence are used for internal and external project and institutional audits, developing and fine-tuning bankable baseline studies and impact assessments, and international arbitration. Project examples are shown below and references are available upon request.
Expert Panel/Witness
- Expert Witness on environmental and social standards (IFC Performance Standards) for an international arbitration case before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington DC (Client: White & Case);
- Internal compliance audit of IFC relating to community complaint about Karachaganak oil project, Kazakhstan (Client: IFC/MIGA’s Office of Compliance Ombudsman);
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA, SIA and SEA)
- Critical review of selected ESIA sections for Hunter Dickinson/Continental Minerals’ Xietongmen Project, Tibet. Supported resettlement planning to ensure compliance with IFC Performance Standards/Equator Principles; contributed to biodiversity conservation strategy.
- High level ESIA and RAP strategy review for Antares’ Haquira Copper Project, Peru (now First Quantum).
- Contributed to ESIA baseline study and QA/QC for Dundee Precious Metals’ Deno Gold brownfield mining project in Armenia (with AATA International).
- Lead consultant for stakeholder engagement, social impact assessment, and resettlement planning, and contributed to biodiversity offset strategy and various action plans for Gold Reserve’s Brisas Project, Venezuela (with AATA International).
CSR/Sustainability Reporting
- ScottsMiracle-Gro, benchmarking against peers, inaugural GRI G3-based 2011 Corporate Responsibility report.
- Lundin Mining Corp., inaugural 2009 Sustainability Report, CSR benchmarking, second (2010) reports, 3rd Party Check of 2011 report.
- Fulbright Academy for Science & Technology (NGO), inaugural GRI report ('A-level').
- Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (Canadian Crown Corporation), reviewed and Third Party Checked inaugural 2009-10 GRI report ('B' level);
- Red Back Mining (now Kinross), inaugural Sustainability Report ('B' level)
- Cliffs Natural Resources, contributed to 2009 GRI report ('B+' level)
- Mibanco (Microcredit Institutions, Peru) – peer reviewed inaugural 2008 report ('C' level)
- Gold Reserve Inc., generated inaugural 2007 Sustainability Report ('B' level)
Capacity Building & Training
- Developed & delivered over a dozen courses in IFC Performance Standards & Equator Principles in Canada, China, Panama, Peru, UK and Venezuela;
- Developed first GRI-certified course on sustainability reporting in North America. Anchored and delivered over a dozen GRI-certified training courses across Canada and US (in collaboration with LEAD Canada and ISOS Group).
