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TABLE OF CONTENTS YOUR BUSINESS AND GOLDER ���������������������������������������������������������3 OUR FOOTPRINT���������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT�������������������������������4 GLOBAL ISSUES, LOCAL SOLUTIONS�������������������������������������������������4 GOLDER’S SERVICES��������������������������������������������������������������������������4 PROJECT EXAMPLES��������������������������������������������������������������������������7 YOUR ACCESS TO OUR NETWORK�������������������������������������������������11
INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF GOLDER’S ESDD LEADERS���������������������17 WE ARE COMMITTED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY�����������������������������18 GLOBAL PRESENCE��������������������������������������������������������������������������19
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YOUR BUSINESS AND GOLDER Golder Associates is a trusted leader in the field of environmental and social impact assessment, with project experience in all industrial sectors and in all regions of the world. We have leveraged this knowledge and experience into comprehensive project finance due diligence and monitoring services. Through these services, we support lenders, borrowers and sponsors in the assessment of project environmental, labour, social management, and health and safety risks. Our team of auditors and monitors are trained and experienced in reviewing the terms of loan agreements, country legislation, international standards and other performance criteria. With Golder, you benefit from over 50 years of experience, thousands of professionals, and tens of thousands of successful projects to develop local solutions to the most pressing global challenges.
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OUR FOOTPRINT
From foundations in geotechnical and earth science, our expertise has grown to accommodate our clients’ needs in all areas of environmental science and sustainability. Golder now offers a wide range of due diligence services that support owners, lenders, and investors in identifying, and managing risks associated with acquisitions, project financing and operations. DID YOU KNOW?
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Golder was involved in the development of
Assessing the environmental impact of a project, as well as its social implications, has become an essential part of doing business in a global economy facing substantial challenges from competition, scarce resources, loss of biodiversity and impacts to communities. Identifying and monitoring the social and environmental impacts of a project requires specialized technical knowledge. Golder assists project stakeholders in understanding the risks arising from prospective projects, and supports decision-making if projects are bankable, credit-worthy and sustainable.
the 2007 IFC’s Environmental, Health, and
Safety Guidelines, as well as sector-specific guidelines for the mining and power industries.
Our expertise stretches across many industries, including: QQ
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Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Legal Professions
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Manufacturing
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Mining
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Oil & Gas
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Forestry
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Power
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Land Development
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Transportation
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Urban Development & Infrastructure Waste Management Water Resource Management
Our practitioners are scientists and engineers in the environmental, safety and social fields. They work within technical communities of professional staff who can engage in any aspect of the due diligence assessment, from questions on legal compliance and permitting, to information on species at risk, biodiversity, land and resource use, and grievance resolution. Many of our scientists and engineers are also trained in business systems and administration, enhancing our capability as business advisors.
ESDD and Monitoring, New Quito International Airport, Ecuador PROJECT SUMMARY
Client: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Golder was retained by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support project financing due diligence and subsequent monitoring for the environmental and social aspects of the construction and operations phases of the New Quito International Airport in Ecuador. The project included a review of the operations and closure of the old Mariscal Sucre Airport. Operated by Quiport, the project consists of the initial due diligence phase and subsequent monitoring of environmental, safety and social considerations to International Finance Corporation (IFC), IDB and national standards.
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PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Date: 2005-present Location: Quito Ecuador
Sector: Urban Development and Infrastructure
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COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Golder is committed to running our business, serving our clients and interacting with communities in ways that enhance the lives of people affected by our work. We strive to proactively balance economic development with environmental stewardship and social development. We are convinced that this contributes significantly to our competitive advantage and business success. As trusted advisors to some of the world’s largest companies, we know that we have both the obligation and the opportunity to influence the sustainable development of our clients and their projects.
GLOBAL ISSUES, LOCAL SOLUTIONS
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Golder has over 180 offices worldwide. We work where the needs exist – often in rural communities in developing regions and at remote project locations. We have helped our clients create positive impacts among indigenous peoples and communities, from the Arctic to the Andes, from Africa to Asia, and around the globe. Our practitioners work on all continents, and in all industries. At Golder, we believe that these types of environmental and social reviews should not only answer important technical questions about the impacts of a project, but should also assist in building the best possible project for the environment, local communities, national governments, project proponents and lenders. Golder is able to conduct assessments and develop solutions no matter the project dynamics.
We have experience working directly with project owners, borrowers and sponsors, as well as International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Equator Banks, venture capital firms and consortiums of investors. We always aim to build our team with in-country researchers and practitioners who have specialized local knowledge. Golder has established relationships with local practitioners throughout the world to ensure that local contextual knowledge is integrated into our due diligence assessments. Collectively, the Golder team has unrivalled experience and capacity to support our clients in making the most informed investment decisions.
DID YOU KNOW?
Golder has established Technical Communities that are designed to network like-minded professionals through virtual collaborative workspaces. With over 40 such communities, including one for environmental and social impact assessment, and sustainable development, our global experience can be accessed at the touch of a button.
Health, Safety, Environmental & Social Due Diligence Audit PROJECT SUMMARY
Client: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Golder was contracted in 2007 to undertake an assessment of health, safety, environmental and social issues at the Mittal Steel Temirtau (MST) operations in Kazakhstan. The work comprised of an integrated steel plant, its associated eight operational mines and seven closed coal mines in Karaganda. This assessment was required to support a proposed EBRD loan to MST for health and safety investments at the mines.
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PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Date: 2007
Location: Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan Sector: Mining
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GOLDER’S SERVICES We provide the technical and administrative support needed to complete the comprehensive and timely review of a project. With a network of engineers, environmental, social, health and safety and stakeholder engagement practitioners, Golder draws on various technical professionals to form interdisciplinary teams that undertake independent reviews and audits.
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We have capabilities in project management and all key technical disciplines, with more than 500 in-house consultants dedicated to impact assessment and due diligence. These include specialist skills in biodiversity and ecosystem services, water resources, climate change, air quality, human health, sustainable development, social impact assessment, resettlement planning, health and safety, stakeholder engagement, and working with indigenous peoples. We have the expertise to assume the technical lead for the environmental and social due diligence review of a project, and subsequent monitoring of compliance with the environmental and social requirements of loans, agreements, approvals and other commitments. Our teams are also able to provide cost estimates of any gaps found through our reviews to enable lenders to quantify the level of investment needed to make a project viable. Golder’s approach to due diligence and monitoring follows internationally accepted auditing practices, described by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems (19011:2011).
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The framework is a cost-effective and robust means for environmental and social review that can be used to develop an Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP), often required in the preparation of appropriate environmental and social covenants of financing documents. We commonly consider the following assessment criteria in our due diligence and monitoring work: QQ
Equator Principles (2013)
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International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards 1 to 8 (2012)
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Performance Requirements (1 to 10) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprise The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14000 Series, particularly ISO 14001
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International Labour Organization (ILO) - Labour and Accommodation Guidelines
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International Finance Corporation (IFC) In-Migration Handbook
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United Nations Framework on Business and Human Rights
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Guidelines on Species Conservation and Management
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International Finance Corporation (IFC) Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines
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Occupational Health and Safety Management System 18001 Standard (2007)
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Health and Safety Standards including: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Industry specific guidelines for the mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, aggregates, port, rail, transportation, infrastructure, and supply chain management sectors Applicable National Legislation and Standards
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DUE DILIGENCE SERVICES
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Golder typically prepares a detailed report at the conclusion of due diligence and/or monitoring programs, which speaks to project performance relative to a range of assessment criteria. Our reports are organized to provide necessary information in a user-friendly format – with findings prioritized and tabulated according to risk. The technical content is based on the nature, scale and scope of the project that is being assessed. Our detailed reports to describe the key environmental, safety and social aspects of the project.
Aurora Gold Project
PROJECT SUMMARY
Client: Endeavour Financial Ltd
Golder was retained by Endeavour Financial Ltd. on behalf of potential future lenders to perform an independent environmental, social, health and safety compliance review of Guyana Goldfield Inc.’s (GGI) Aurora Gold Project in Guyana. The proposed mine site is located in tropical rainforest in a high rainfall environment. The scope of work consisted of conducting a due diligence review of the environmental and social impact assessment and bankable feasibility study to determine compliance with the Equator Principles, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, and Good International Industry Practice.
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PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Date: August 2013 – January 2014 Location: Guyana, South America Sector: Mining
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PROJECT EXAMPLES Golder’s experience in due diligence and monitoring for project finance covers many areas, many sectors and many locations. In addition to the “profiled” projects that are spread throughout this statement of qualifications, this section presents abbreviated summaries and some of our more recent international environmental and social due diligence project work.
LOCATION
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Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Ghana, Tajikistan, Venezuela
Golder has provided ongoing services to the IFC’s Social and Environmental Review Unit, in many regions of the world. The work involved the evaluation of written documentation and on-site performance to establish the degree of compliance of various projects and, where this is lacking, to make recommendations on achieving compliance. The work covered both ongoing supervision of previously financed projects and appraisal for new investments. There is a requirement for close coordination and communication with IFC’s private sector client companies, to assist them in understanding and meeting policy standards. Written documentation for new investments was reviewed for submission to the World Bank’s public disclosure unit, the InfoShop.
Manufacturing
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Golder was retained to conduct an environmental and social review of a proposed aluminum smelter in the UAE, and subsequently provide ongoing support to ensure continued compliance with the requirements of the financing documentation.
Manufacturing
Australia
Conducted an independent environmental and social review of the Perdaman Chemical and Fertilisers Collie Urea Project. Project was reviewed against local requirements and IFC Performance Standards.
Manufacturing
Indonesia
Environmental health and safety and social due diligence of chlorine, vinyl chloride and PVC industry to IFC Performance Standards in Banten Province, Indonesia.
Manufacturing
Indonesia
Environmental health and safety due diligence of a polyethylene and polypropylene production facilities.
Manufacturing
Belarus
As part of proponent’s application for funding, Golder conducted a Labour Assessment for existing retail stores as part of an expansion project, with reference to the IFC’s Performance Standard 2 on Labour and Working Conditions.
Manufacturing
Indonesia
Environmental and social due diligence of palm-oil plantations and their associated mill in Central and West Kalimantan, Indonesia, to IFC Performance Standards.
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Indonesia
Environmental and social due diligence on nickel smelter and associated power plants in East Halmahera, Indonesia, to IFC Performance Standards.
Manufacturing
Paraguay
Environmental and social due diligence for the construction and operations of a cement plant and associated quarries in Paraguay, for the Inter-American Development Bank and Corporation Andina de Fomento.
Manufacturing
Paraguay
Training of government officials on environmental and social issues of aluminum smelters in Paraguay for the Inter-American Development Bank.
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LOCATION
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Manufacturing
Indonesia
Environmental health and safety due diligence of multiple plywood mills and associated plantations in Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan and Sulawesi, Indonesia, to IFC Performance Standards.
Mining
Brazil
Sustainability audit for an iron ore mine and port facility as part of the Extractive Industry Review of the World Bank.
Mining
Burkina Faso
Review of an environmental and social impact assessment against the Equator Principles and the IFC Performance Standards for a gold mine development in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
Mining
Indonesia
Environmental and social due diligence of a nickel mining project and associated processing facilities in Central Halmahera, Indonesia, to IFC Performance Standards.
Mining
Indonesia
Annual environmental health and safety, and social due diligence assessments of a coking coal mining project in Central Halmahera, Indonesia, to IFC Performance Standards.
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Colombia
Pre-feasibility due diligence study for a coal mine to determine compliance of operations with IFC performance standards.
Mining
Republic of Guinea
Sustainability audit for a bauxite mine and port facility in Guinea, West Africa, as part of the Extractive Industry Review of the World Bank.
Mining
Dominican Republic
A third-party review of an environmental and social impact assessment was prepared for a gold mining project in the Dominican Republic.
Mining
Indonesia
Environmental and social due diligence for a large coal mining project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia and associated power plant and port to IFC Performance Standards.
ESDD, North Shore Oil & Gas Terminal, Dominican Republic
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PROJECT INFORMATION
Client: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Project Date: 2010-present
Location: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Sector: Oil & Gas
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PROJECT SUMMARY
Golder was retained by an international lender to support project financing due diligence for the environmental and social aspects of the construction and operations phases of an oil and gas terminal to be located on the north shore of the Dominican Republic. The due diligence project consisted of the initial review of the environmental, safety and social considerations of the proposed tank farm and the associated offshore receiving and transfer facilities to IFC, Inter-American Development Bank and national standards.
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL DUE DILIGENCE SERVICES
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Mining
Ghana
Review of a gold mining project against the Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards.
Mining
Kazakhstan
Environmental and social due diligence review on operational and closed coal mines to ensure compliance with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Environmental Policy and International Best Practices.
Mining
Liberia
Due diligence analysis for two gold mining projects with red flags in Liberia, West Africa. Key issues included water management, illegal mining, waste management, public consultation and disclosure, social and community issues, and conformance with management plans.
Mining
Bulgaria, Armenia, and Namibia
Develop an internal audit program for an international mining corporation, covering exploration, mine and manufacturing operations, designed to confirm compliance of significant environmental and social aspects with applicable country and IFC Performance Standards in several countries.
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Madneuli, Georgia
Environmental and social due diligence audit of an existing copper mine in Georgia.
Mining
Paraguay, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Guinea, Ghana, Namibia, Tanzania, Argentina, and USA
Provided due diligence guidance for various mining operations for a global mining corporation in respect to company standards for environmental and social standards at project closure in several countries.
Mining
Indonesia
Providing technical due diligence and review of geotechnical, hydrologoy, hydrogeology, environmental and social aspects of a mining project in North Maluku Province, Indonesia. Environmental and social aspects were reviewed against the IFC Performance Standards.
Mining
Indonesia
Performed environmental and social due diligence of a gold mining project in North Sumatra, Indonesia, to IFC Performance Standards and associated project infrastructure standards.
Mining
Russia
Performed an environmental health and safety and social audit of a polymetal mining company and a project for compliance with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Standards.
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Mining
Armenia
Conducted an environmental and social due diligence audit and scoping study of an existing gold mine in Syunik, Armenia, in preparation for an environmental and social impact assessment for a proposed expansion to the existing project. Reviewed against the IFC Performance Standards.
Mining
Zambia
Environmental and social due diligence review of a copper mine to confirm compliance with permit conditions and progress on outstanding corrective actions to IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles standards and corporate policies.
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DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Mining
Kazakhstan
Environmental health and safety and social compliance audit of a mining, ore processing, and smelting operations in Kazakhstan. The review included a comprehensive analysis of the company operations against European Bank of Reconstruction and Development’s Performance requirements and provided a list of recommendations.
Mining
Zimbabwe
A due diligence assessment for an Equator Principles bank of a of a mine in the early phases of operation. Key issues were social impact, health and safety, water management, waste management, and security.
Oil and Gas
Colombia
Review implementation activities against management plans for petroleum operations to IFC Performance Standards.
Oil and Gas
Indonesia
Environmental and social due diligence for two large offshore oil and gas production fields in the Java Sea, Indonesia.
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Poland
Performed environmental and social due diligence of oil and gas exploration and production operations to Equator Principles, IFC Performance Standards and HSE Guidelines in Poland.
Oil and Gas
Kazakhstan
Equator Principles third party compliance review on behalf of a consortium of Equator Principles lenders to the IFC Performance Standards and Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines in Southwest Kazakhstan.
Power
Ghana
Due diligence review of legislative and permitting for a power project in Ghana. Additional scope of work included fatal flaw analysis.
Power
Latin America
Ongoing due diligence work with Inter-American Development Bank and a consortium of lenders on airports in Bogotá, and Peru.
Power
Peru
Due diligence audits of environmental and social impact assessment commitments, including the preparation of a bankable environmental and social impact assessment.
Power
Russia
Environmental and social due diligence audit and scoping study compliance audit for a Russian coal and energy company.
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Oil and Gas
Urban Development and Infrastructure
Bahamas
Environmental and social due diligence study for the expansion of the Nassau International Airport in the Bahamas.
Urban Development and Infrastructure
Colombia
Reviewed and assessed the completeness and adequacy of the environmental studies and project compliance for the El Dorado International Airport expansion in Bogotá, Colombia. Subsequently, Golder was retained for project monitoring, to ensure compliance of construction and operations with the IFC Performance Standards and applicable country standards.
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LOCATION
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Urban Development and Infrastructure
Colombia
Monitoring of environmental, social and health & safety compliance to IFC Performance Standards for the construction of a port and pipeline located on the coast of Colombia.
Urban Development and Infrastructure
Nigeria
Prepared an environmental and social due diligence review for the development of a telecommunications network in Lagos, Nigeria.
Urban Development and Infrastructure
Mozambique
Conducted an environmental and social due diligence audit against the IFC Performance Standards and the lenders policies and standards.
Urban Development and Infrastructure
Panama
Third party review for the expansion of the Panama Canal of environmental and social impacts to Equator Principles standards.
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ESDD and Monitoring, Soybean Processing and Oil Extraction, Paraguay PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT SUMMARY
Client: Inter-American Development Bank(IDB)
Golder was retained by the Inter-American Development Bank to support project financing due diligence and monitoring for the environmental and social aspects of the construction and operations phases of a soybean crushing and oil extraction project. Operated by Complejo Agro-Industrial Angostura S.A (CAIASA) in the community of Villeta, Paraguay, the project consists of raw material receiving, processing, storage and loading facilities. It required a detailed assessment of environmental, safety and social aspects to IFC, IDB and national standards.
Project Date: 2012-present
Location: Villeta, Paraguay
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Sector: Manufacturing
YOUR ACCESS TO OUR NETWORK Project due diligence and monitoring is complicated by the need to understand local regulations, cultures and various technical disciplines. By sharing and developing internal resources across all disciplines, offices, and regions, Golder can provide our environmental and social due diligence clients with a strong team that understands their needs and works as a partner and advisor to provide timely access to key information. We have developed technical communities that link our practitioners together to provide clients with access to a global network of specialists with experience in, but not restricted to, project bankability and sustainability; community health and development; air quality and climate change; labour health & safety; pollution abatement using the best available technology.
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL DUE DILIGENCE LEADERS The following presents a short list of our more senior and experienced due diligence and monitoring specialists. This list is by no means exhaustive, but does demonstrate the skills and experience of some of our more senior audit staff and our global presence. Inevitably, project finance due diligence and monitoring requires skills in a range of disciplines and cultures, and these people build and lead small teams to execute the review. Our leaders are complemented by our global network of technical consultants and support staff in each of the due diligence and technical disciplines, who are brought in to support projects as necessary.
ESDD LEADERS Carlos Bedoya
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Environmental Specialist
Location: Colombia Regions of work: South America and Central America Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish Years of experience: 12
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Environmental engineer with more than 12 years of experience in projects in South, Central America and the Caribbean region. Main practice areas include: Project Management, Environmental Impact Assessments, Health and Safety Management and Plans, Environmental Management Systems, Due Diligence reviews, IFC and International Standards, EHS Audits and Waste management plans in Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and Mine sectors.
Alex Blood
Principal, Senior Consultant, Certified Environmental Practitioner
Location: Adelaide, Australia Regions of work: Australia, Fiji, Laos, Ghana, Philippines, Algeria, Norway, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, China, New Zealand, UK Languages: English (fluent) Years of experience: 22 In 2012 Alex was awarded the national Australian Environmental Practitioner of the Year Award by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand. She works within environmental and social assessment to IFC standards as well as varying national standards and implements large and small scale social consultation processes throughout a project life. Alex has worked extensively within the oil and gas and mining industries providing social policy and consultation as well as environmental and social impact assessment services. Alex was the Senior Environmental Adviser and prepared community development projects for over three years on the Newmont Ahafo Gold Project in Ghana, as well as Akyem Gold Project and Redback Gold Projects in Ghana. She develops fit for purpose solutions to complex or simple project settings and risk profiles. Alex has also undertaken CSR policy development with miners looking to expand into new regions or more developing economies, and provides strategic support and capacity building for teams and local professionals.
Ed Clerk
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Associate, Environmental Health and Safety Consultant
Location: Perth, Australia Regions of work: Australia, Indonesia, Papua, New Guinea, South East Asia, New Zealand, Africa Languages: English (fluent), Indonesian (basic) Years of experience: 20 Ed Clerk is a Certified Environmental Practitioner, Lead Environmental Auditor and Lead Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Auditor. Since 2006, Ed has also been approved by the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) as a Lead Auditor and Technical Expert Auditor for cyanide transport, production and gold mining operations. Ed has 20 years of environmental and safety management and auditing experience in mining, mineral processing, oil and gas, infrastructure, industrial processing and government. He has worked as an environmental consultant, mining environmental manager and Senior Government Environmental Inspector. At Golder, Ed has led in excess of 90 due diligence and HSEC system and compliance audits on chemical manufacturing, transportation and mining companies, throughout Australasia, sub-Saharan Africa and South America. Prior to consulting, Ed held management level environmental positions for base and gold mining companies within Australia and internationally, this included five years within eastern Africa. He has also been employed as a Senior Environmental Inspector for the Queensland Government’s Department of Environment.
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ESDD LEADERS James Hartshorn
Mr. Hartshorn’s primary focus is the identification, assessment and management of environmental liabilities, often through the development and implementation of environmental management systems. James has been trained as an ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) Lead Auditor and as an OHSAS 18001 (Health & Safety Management) Lead Auditor by SGS International Certification Services (Canada) Inc., and is a Certified Environmental Auditor with the Canadian Environmental Certifications Approvals Board (CECAB). James has considerable experience in consulting on a range of project sustainability issues, principally environmental and safety management, with clients throughout Canada and the U.S., in a variety of industrial sectors. He also has substantial experience in environmental, health, safety and social due diligence reviews, having been the lead assessor for several environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) projects (transportation, infrastructure and manufacturing) for the IDB in Paraguay and Ecuador, and an assessor for the ESDD for an oil exploration project in southwest Kazakhstan, on behalf of the lenders KMG Kashagan, Société Générale, Citibank and BNP Paribas. As such, he is intimately familiar with EPC contract terms and typical arrangements and responsibilities, and IFC requirements and expectations. James has researched, presented and published extensively on environmental management, corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues as they apply to government and industry.
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Principal, Senior Consultant Certified Environmental Auditor
Location: Toronto, Ontario Regions of work: Canada, USA, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brazil Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (some) Years of experience: 18
Linda Havers
Associate, Senior Social Scientist, Anthropologist
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Regions of work: Vietnam, Canada, Greenland, USA, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Commonwealth of Dominica, Republic of Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Madagascar, China, Panama Languages: English (fluent) Years of experience: 20 Linda Havers possesses over 20 years of experience that combines community development and social program planning, social impact analysis, gender-based social analysis and public and stakeholder consultation. She has taken the lead role in developing social baselines and conducting social impact assessments of projects in the nuclear energy sector and in mining, oil sands development and linear developments in contexts as diverse as Tanzania, Vietnam, Guinea, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Eastern Europe. Ms Havers has worked within many regulatory frameworks including those of Canada’s as well as NEPA in the U.S.A. and the IFC World Bank. Ms Havers has acted as senior technical advisor for social aspects of a proposed mining project in Guinea, West Africa. This project involves Human Rights Risk Assessment and planning for in-migration and other potential social effects of the project including resettlement. She has also advised resettlement planning in various contexts, for compliance with good practice. Ms. Havers has conducted social audits of projects in Guyana, Greenland and in Canada’s Arctic for financers and potential buyers.
Location: Durban, South Africa Languages: Fluent in English and Afrikaans Years of experience: 20
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Rob Hounsome
Associate, Senior Environmental Consultant
Rob is an international environmental consultant and Business Development Manager for Golder Associates in Africa. Rob is responsible for running Golder’s regional offices in Ghana, Guinea, Botswana and Mozambique as well as the company’s sector programmes for Mining and Oil and Gas. He provides Project Director-level consultancy and advisory service in various aspects of Environmental Assessment (EA) and has delivered a number of significant EA’s for bluechip clients in Africa and around the world. Linked to these activities, he has focused on developing systems for environmental assessment at the national level which ensures Equator Principle and IFC Performance Standard compliance. Based on client demand, he has diversified his Consultancy work to providing advisory on strategic institutional responses (for both the private and public sectors) in relation to the sustainability challenge posed by climate change, vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation.
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ESDD LEADERS Natasha Koné Social Specialist
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Regions of work: Canada, Tanzania, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Guinea, Central African Republic, Peru, Colombia, and South Pacific Languages: English (fluent), French (basic) Years of experience: 8
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Natasha has been working in the extractive industries with governmental, civil society and industry stakeholders. Her experience ranges from project financing and implementation of international development projects, developing CSR policies, standards, triple bottom line reporting, working with artisanal and small scale miners, to her current work in social management services at Golder Associates for large industrial mining projects. Natasha is currently involved in socio-economic baselines (with a focus on land tenure and natural resource use), impact assessments and management planning on projects in the Canadian arctic, Africa and internationally. Her work also involves developing resettlement plans, in-migration plans and human rights plans in fragile states and economies. She is also adept at undertaking bankable feasibility and due diligence studies. Natasha has experience managing and integrating the results of local on-the-ground consultants and international experts into the overall environmental and social impact assessment documentation. She is experienced in compliance with national regulations, international standards (including the IFC performance standards) and corporate standards and policies.
Marcio Labruna Social Specialist
Location: São Paulo, Brazil Regions of work: Latin America Languages: Fluent in English, Portuguese , Spanish, French Years of experience: 9
Mr. Labruna is a social consultant based Golder´s São Paulo, Brazil office. He specializes in socioenvironmental studies, with emphasis on socio-territorial analysis, community heath and development and social conflicts. He has substancial experience in the application of Equator Principals and relevant IFC Policy and Performance Standards Guidelines to project finance due diligence, having worked on a socio-environmental due diligence review of an oil exploration, agribusinness, mining, cement and airport projects on the central, north and northeast of Brazil, Caribbean, Equator, Paraguay, Argentina and Africa. Mr. Labruna currently works with Golder´s Socio-environmental and Territory Management Team, primarily on socio-environmental, demographic and cultural analyses of human settlements in Brazil, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. Mr. Labruna is currently completing his doctorate in Human Geography at University of São Paulo/USP-Brazil, specializing in social and territorial management of eco-frontiers. He holds a Master Degree in geography at University of Toulouse II- France, and a specialization degree in sustainable development from Minas Gerais University (UFMG). He also holds a Bachelor degree in tourism and territory planning (2004) from Minas Gerais Catholic University (PUC-Minas).
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Environmental Specialist
Location: Gainesville, Florida US but living in Bogotá, Colombia Regions of work: Central America, Caribbean and South America Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish, Portuguese (intermediate) Years of experience: 25
Mr. Lozada is an environmental professional with 25 years of experience in conducting and managing Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Environmental Management Plans, Contingency Plans and Phase I EHS Due Diligence and Audits on a variety of projects in Latin-America. He was a consultant for UNDP (United Nations Development Program) in Colombia working at a project that contributed to the creation of the Ministry of Environment in Colombia. He was also a consultant participating in a cooperation program between the Governments of Colombia and Canada to provide technical and institutional strengthening to the Colombian Ministries of Environment and Mines & Energy (optimization of the country´s EIA and environmental permitting process and development of environmental tools for project follow-up).
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ESDD LEADERS Martha Ly Associate, Environmental and Social Specialist
Location: Lima, Peru Regions of work: Peru, Japan, Brazil Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish Years of experience: 20
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Martha Ly is an Associate and Leader of Socio-Environmental Group in Golder Associates Peru. She is responsible for four multidisciplinary teams: biology, environmental permitting, socioeconomics, air and noise. As a Project Manager, she is responsible for the management and implementation of environmental projects, including ESIA of major projects, baseline studies and environmental audits for compliance with national and international standards. Prior to joining Golder, she worked at Wiese Sudameris Leasing as an environmental consultant to the Deputy Area Buenaventura Ingenieros SA Environment, as Environmental Manager at BIOX® plant of Lizandro Proaño Mining Company. Martha was also a professor and researcher in bio-remediation at universities in Peru. She has received training in environment and environmental bio-technology in the United States (Little Bear Laboratories), South Africa (Billiton Process Research), Chile (Universidad de Chile, Pudahuel Mining Co.), Brazil (Sao Bento Mineracao SA), France (Ecole des Mines d’Ales), Italy (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology), Mexico (Institute of Biotechnology of the Autonomous University of Mexico) and Namibia (Ministry of Energy and Mines of Namibia, BGR), Germany and Carl Foundation Düisberg Gesellschaft (CDG).
Frank Nijman
Associate, Senior Environmental Health and Safety Consultant
Location: Jakarta Regions of work: South East Asia Languages: Fluent in English, German, French, Dutch, Indonesian, Chinese (Mandarin) Years of experience: 30
Frank Nijman is a senior health, safety and environment consultant, based in Golder’s Jakarta office. He has been working for over 30 years for private sector clients in the following sectors: oil & gas, mining, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, agro-business. His core competency is implementation of health, safety and environmental management. He regularly conducts environmental and social due diligence assessments, mostly to IFC standards as well as corporate HSE audits for multinational corporations. He is also project manager of several Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessments for natural resource projects, such as mining developments and oil & gas projects
Michael Raine
Mr. Raine is an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Specialist who provides practical advice to industry and government clients. His main work interests include preparation of ESIAs, development of Environmental Management Plants, and third party review of ESIAs. His professional experience has primarily been in the field of ESIAs for resource development projects. He has considerable experience in preparing ESIAs for industry in Africa, Latin America, and Canada. His experience includes issue scoping for issues, the design and implementation of baseline studies, analysis and reporting, development of mitigation strategies and determination of residual (including cumulative) effects. Mr. Raine has conducted numerous third party reviews of ESIAs on the behalf of lenders and buyers. His most recent review was for a suite of lenders, including the International Finance Corporation, for a gold mine in Guyana.
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Principal, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Specialist
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Regions of work: Global Languages: English (fluent) Years of experience: 30
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ESDD LEADERS Benny Susi Principal and Senior Engineer
Location: Gainsville, Florida, USA Regions of work: Panama, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru and USA Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish Years of experience: 30
Marion Thomas
Location: Ghana Regions of work: Africa (Ghana, Liberia, Togo, Mozambique, Botswana, Tanzania and Zanzibar), Zimbabwe, Mauritania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Zambia, South Africa), Yemen, Finland and UK Languages: English (fluent), French (intermediate), Afrikaans (basic) Years of experience: 30
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Mr. Susi is an Principal and Senior Engineer and Project Manager with more than 29 years of experience in for domestic and international inter-disciplinary environmental projects, including mining, oil and gas, transportation, power plants environmental impact studies, compliance audits, air resources, environmental permitting, waste management services, and transactional audits in the U.S. Mr. Susi has directed, managed, or been lead engineer for over 150 projects involving all aspects of industrial development throughout the U.S. Mr. Susi has been the project manager or project director on Environmental Impact Assessments for power plants in Panama and the Dominican Republic, pipelines in Bolivia and Nicaragua, and LNG facilities in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Peru. He has also managed mining projects in the Dominican Republic.
Marion is a senior environmental practitioner with experience in mining, oil and gas, land development, infrastructure development, waste management, and industry. Marion is a lead auditor and has undertaken numerous environmental audits and due diligence projects; she is also proficient in ISO 14001 projects. She has undertaken due diligence on behalf of international funding institutes, potential investors. Independent reviews have been undertaken against Equator Principles and international standards for private companies who are assessing their in-house environmental and social performance and ESIAs with a view to applying for funding. She has been project manager on numerous environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) and Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) for mines, quarries, infrastructure projects, flood management schemes, waste disposal sites, gas and industrial projects. Site decommissioning and closure plans with costs of rehabilitation have been completed in association with projects. Marion is also a qualified engineering geologist and has undertaken site investigations e.g. for roads, water reticulation projects, landfill sites, cemetery sites and housing developments. In applying her background in earth sciences, engineering geology and environmental studies, she has worked on river catchment plans with reference to the impacts of de-forestation and changes of land use / river diversions on flooding, soil erosion and slope stability.
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Senior Social Environment Specialist
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Regions of work: Ghana, Guinea, Gabon, Senegal, Mali, Bolivia, Haiti, Cameroon, Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania, Morocco, Lebanon, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela Languages: Fluent in English, French and Spanish Years of experience: 20 Sabine has participated in various types of projects: environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA), environmental and social management plans (ESMP), resettlement action plans (RAP), public consultations and stakeholder engagement, cost-benefit analyses (CBA), multi-criteria triple bottom line analyses (TBL), project monitoring and evaluation (M&E), economic spinoff studies. She has extensively worked with international environmental and social standards and policies including the World Bank, IFC, African Development Bank, Equator Principles, Inter-American Development Bank. She has carried out compliance audits of ESIAs and RAPs according to World Bank and IFC standards. Her qualifications also include working with extensive Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in ESIA, RAP and M&E studies and overall comprehension of technical, environmental and social aspects of various engineering projects. Sabine’s fields of expertise include: energy (hydroelectric dams, transportation lines), transport (roads, airports, ports), mining, oil and gas (pipelines), hydro-agriculture (hydro-agricultural dams, irrigation schemes), wastewater management, waste management, and drinking water supply.
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INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF GOLDER’S ESDD LEADERS A CONVERSATION WITH JAMES HARTSHORN
What’s at stake for companies that may be at higher risk?
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The financial and statutory liability associated with regulatory non-compliance may pale in comparison to the costs associated with the impact on a company’s brand and image from a significant environmental, labour, or safety incident. There are many examples of organisations that have lost this public license to operate, or suffered significant damage, as a result of not identifying a risk that was foreseeable.
Clients with multinational interests are facing increasing expectations and obligations from a range of stakeholders. These expectations are described in local regulations, international standards, industry commitments, corporate policies, and public manifestos that place a substantial burden on internal compliance departments. They also differ greatly by location, and the ability to comply often relies as much on local knowledge and cultural sensitivity, as it does on technical and legal acumen. We are working with many global clients who recognise this, and rely on Golder’s global footprint and local presence.
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James Hartshorn, Principal and Senior Consultant at Golder Associates.
Are these assessments especially pertinent to global corporations?
Performance & Assurance (P&A) services are moving to the forefront as our clients seek to better understand the potentially significant costs associated with operational compliance.
DID YOU KNOW?
Golder was involved in the
development of the Equator
Principles guidance documentation
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Due diligence has evolved, from conventional site assessment, with a focus on legacy impacts, to include compliance auditing, and a strict exceptionbased approach to evaluating compliance with applicable regulations and standards. Today, due diligence encompasses enterprise risk assessment, a forward-looking evaluation of environmental, labour safety, and community risks that can influence business continuity, brand and image, and public license to operate.
How is this different from environmental due diligence for legacy issues that impact asset acquisition or divestiture?
As the name suggests, Performance & Assurance is designed to provide information and knowledge about any potentially material EHS risks on new or existing projects. In particular, it assesses the ability of the target company to protect the health and wellbeing of its employees, contractors, and the general public; its capacity to control and mitigate significant impacts on the environment; and the acceptance of the project in the local community.
With an operating plant, the scope of due diligence should really consider all potentially material liabilities associated with current and future operations. Environmental, health and safety, labour, and community requirements are complex, and may impose strict conditions on future operations, requiring a range of controls that may be very expensive to implement. P&A helps clients identify, evaluate, and manage these operational issues.
South America is a fast-emerging region. Are we providing these services there? We are conducting a lot of this work in South America, in support of investment due diligence. Many of these countries lack a sophisticated regulatory regime, so we typically refer to international standards of care for environmental management, labour safety, and social responsibility. Our recent work in Paraguay for an international bank is testament to this. It has resulted not only in enhanced performance of the project, but also will indirectly influence the standard of care employed across the country. In many cases, we hold meetings with local regulators who are very interested in learning about a project. They are also keen to know about the performance standards being employed and the opportunities to develop the local level of knowledge and capabilities.
Technically Speaking, Issue Number 89, 2nd Quarter, 2013
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WE ARE COMMITTED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY The health and safety of Golder Associates’ people is paramount. We provide employees with training and equipment that allow them to work in a safe environment.
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