WORKSHOP LEADER

Jim Hietala
VP, Sustainability and Market Development
The Open Group

WORKSHOP AGENDA

12:30 PM Registration

1:00 PM – 1:10 PM Workshop Introduction: Why Carbon Data Has Become Business Critical

  • Why mining companies cannot decarbonize what they cannot measure
  • Growing investor, regulatory, customer, and disclosure expectations
  • The link between carbon data, reporting, and operational decision-making

1:10 PM – 1:50 PM Session 1: The Carbon Data Challenge in Mining

  • Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions across mining operations — where they arise and why they're hard to capture

  • Where emissions data originates: operational systems, energy procurement, logistics, and supply chains

  • Common gaps: data quality, ownership fragmentation, and inconsistent methodologies

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM Session 2: The Reporting Landscape — Frameworks, Regulations, and Mining-Specific Standards

  • Global disclosure requirements: SEC climate rules, CSRD, ISSB/IFRS S2, and what's coming

  • Mining-specific sustainability standards: CMSI, Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM), Copper Mark

  • The "report once, use many" imperative: aligning obligations across jurisdictions and stakeholder groups

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Networking Break

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM Session 3: Building a Single Source of Truth — Carbon Data Architecture for Miners

  • The architecture challenge: connecting operational, enterprise, and supply chain data

  • Data governance, ownership, and auditability requirements

  • Interoperability across vendors, systems, and reporting frameworks

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM Session 4: Open Standards for Mining Emissions Data

  • What the Open Footprint Standard is and why it matters for miners

  • What the WBCSD PACT Framework is and why it matters for miners

  • How these standards align and function as the interoperability layer across operational and reporting systems

  • Adoption pathways: what implementation looks like for a mining operation

4:15 PM – 4:40 PM Interactive Roundtable: From Reporting Emissions to Managing Emissions

  • What's working and what isn't in real-world carbon reporting implementations

  • The data, governance, technology, and organizational requirements practitioners have encountered

  • Facilitated discussion: what would change if your emissions data were trustworthy, interoperable, and audit-ready?

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM Workshop Close: Your Carbon Data Roadmap

  • Three things to take back to your organization
  • Resources: Open Footprint Standard, WBCSD PACT framework, reporting framework references, and next steps
  • How to stay connected with this community