Responsible Mineral Development Initiative
The RMDI is a true multistakeholder cooperation between the World Economic Forum and leading global experts in the field: coming as an initial idea out of the Global Agenda Council on the Future of Mining & Metals; working intensively with the World Bank Institute and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in scoping and conducting research; and consulting with representatives from the Forum’s Mining & Metals Industry Partner Group, the International Council on Mining and Metals, the International Finance Corporation, EITI, the International Bar Association, and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development, as well as representatives from the public sector. It has collected the perceptions and suggestions of these stakeholders to serve as a basis for a framework for responsible mineral development.
It acknowledges the great general development potential mining has if done right and tries to provide suggestions how to get there and therefore is in line with the Forum’s mission of improving the state of the world.