Elise Vigier, Technical Advisor

Project « Bonne Gouvernance dans le Secteur

Minier », GIZ – German Cooperation

Who is GIZ

provide services worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development in over 130 countries

over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas (i.e economic development and employment, energy and the environment, peace and security, etc)

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Who is GIZ

main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), but also work closely with other donor agencies & the private sector

implementing partner combining financial support & advisory services to local beneficiaries

in the DRC: more than 30 years of bilateral cooperation between the German & Congolese governments

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The BGSM project in DRC

BGSM stands for Good Governance in the Mining Sector

Main Objective: to promote regular & transparent control in the management of tax, non-tax payments, and revenue from the mining sector in the DRC

Beneficiaries: The Congolese population

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The BGSM project in DRC

3 areas of intervention:

EITI

TAXATION

CSR

Support to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in the DRC, through institutional advisory and capacity development to the National Technical Secretariat.

Support to the Steering Committee on Public Finance Reforms (COREF) and tax authorities to improve information exchange and dialogue among the numerous involved agencies within the mining sector.

Support to the harmonisation of Corporate Social Responsibility norms and standards in the mining sector for an improved contribution to sustainable development and promotion of dialogue between various stakeholders, i.e. the IDAK platform (“Sustainable Investment in Katanga”).

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CSR: Some Challenges in the Mining Sector

Poor understanding of CSR concepts or too many interpretations across stakeholders

Little coordination among the various investing parties within the province

High expectations from local communities towards neighbouring mining companies

How to ensure sustainable social investments

How to ensure the “social license”

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Regular dialogue and consultation among involved stakeholders

Harmonisation and coordination of investments from provincial government and mining companies

Harmonisation and standardisation of CSR concepts for increasing quality and impact of social investments

Entry Points for Change

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Harmonisation: 1. IDAK, promoting dialogue

Stakeholders:

IDAK is a tri-party dialogue platform.

GOVERNEMENT NATIONAL & PROVNCIAL,

POLITICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DEPUTIES

CIVIL SOCIETY NGOs,

COMMUNITIES TRADITIONAL LEADERS

PRIVATE SECTOR

(almost exclusively Mining Sector)

IDAK

Observers:

International cooperation & development agencies

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Harmonisation: 1. IDAK, promoting dialogue

Objectives:

Establish and maintain a continuous and constructive dialogue between all the stakeholders, aiming towards sustainable development in Katanga

Through dialogue and consultation, foster mining companies’ social & environmental investments while harmonising them with local & provincial needs

Principals: □ Voluntary □ Multiparty □ Constructive □ Courteous □ Consensus Seeking □ Minimum 3 times/year

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Harmonisation: 1. IDAK, promoting dialogue

Impacts

21 IDAK sessions, 18 of which were about socio-economic-environmental issues in the mining sector

From 40 participants in 2011 up to 120 4 years later

Around 300 recommendations towards the main parties involved

A consensual agreement across the stakeholders that this dialogue is essential and, by increasing the understanding, has improved the business climate

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Harmonisation: 2. Social Investments

Mobilising communities so that they become proactive in their own development & CSR definition

LEVEL: Communities

Harmonising & integrating local development plans (PDLs) into the provincial planning & budgeting

LEVEL: Local government

Coordinating mining companies’ social investment plans (PDD) with PDLs (at commune, secteur or chefferie level)

COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS LEVEL: Mining coys, local government, communities

Mr Popopo, Head of Provincial Planning Division

Training workshop on PDL, Kolwezi, 20.08.2014

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Harmonisation: 3. CSR Guide

CSR Standard Katanga

Co-construction with all stakeholders

Based on Katanga contextual needs

Focus on sustainability

For mining companies who are looking for improving their social investments & more integration in their operating environment

Guideli-nes

OCDE, etc

ISO 26000,

etc

Recommendat

ions IDAK

ICMM, etc

Local best

practi-ces

PQDK

Legislation /

mining code

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Conclusion

Regular dialogue and consultation among involved stakeholders IDAK

Harmonisation and coordination of investments from provincial government and mining companies PDD & PDL

Harmonisation and standardisation of CSR concepts for increasing quality and impact of social investments CSR Guide

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Implementing quality CSR: You are not alone

CSR Expert Pool at FEC Katanga (with a practical guide & 10 CSR trainers)

Chamber of Mines’ CSR commission

IDAK steering committee & IDAK plenum

P.O.M (Plateforme des ONGs Minières)

BGSM / GIZ project

and many other supporters…

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Thank you for your attention!

Aksanti!

Bureau de la GIZ à Kinshasa:

7, Avenue Comité Urbain Gombe

Kinshasa

T +243 81 084 4577

F +49 6396 79 80 8003

E giz-kongo-rdc@giz.de

I www.giz.de

Bureau de la GIZ à Lubumbashi:

1995, Avenue Kasongo Nyembo

Quartier Baudoin – Lubumbashi

Bonne Gouvernance dans le Secteur Minier, chef de projet

Contact: Mme Magali Mander, magali.mander@giz.de

Bonne Gouvernance dans le Secteur Minier, composante RSE (CSR)

Contact: Mr Yvon Mbwebwe, yvon.mbwebwe@giz.de