Community relations
and human rights

Lithium is an essential component of electric vehicle batteries, which are becoming more important as the world moves to a low-carbon energy future.

The Australian mining industry was promised billions of dollars in the recent federal budget, but despite this funding, virtually nothing has been allocated to help communities engage with new mining activities.

Dr Vigya Sharma, from SMI's Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, works at the intersection of society and the natural environment, she discusses the challenges of achieving a just and equitable energy transition.

El recurso educativo "Gestión de Relaves y Desempeño Social: Navegando por el 'GISTM'", desarrollado por el Centro para la Responsabilidad Social en Minería (CSRM) de la Universidad de Queensland, ya está disponible de forma gratuita en español y portugués.

The educational resource Tailings Management and Social Performance: Navigating the 'GISTM’ developed by The University of Queensland’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) is now available for free in both Spanish and Portuguese.

O recurso educacional “Gestão de Rejeitos e Desempenho Social: Navegando pelo ‘GISTM’”, desenvolvido pelo Centro de Responsabilidade Social na Mineração (CSRM) da Universidade de Queensland, agora está disponível gratuitamente em espanhol e português.

Government regulators responsible for some of Queensland’s largest projects will develop their Social Impact Assessment (SIA) expertise through a new partnership with the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI).