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
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Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions across mining operations — where they arise and why they're hard to capture
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Where emissions data originates: operational systems, energy procurement, logistics, and supply chains
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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
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Global disclosure requirements: SEC climate rules, CSRD, ISSB/IFRS S2, and what's coming
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Mining-specific sustainability standards: CMSI, Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM), Copper Mark
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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
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The architecture challenge: connecting operational, enterprise, and supply chain data
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Data governance, ownership, and auditability requirements
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Interoperability across vendors, systems, and reporting frameworks
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM Session 4: Open Standards for Mining Emissions Data
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What the Open Footprint Standard is and why it matters for miners
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What the WBCSD PACT Framework is and why it matters for miners
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How these standards align and function as the interoperability layer across operational and reporting systems
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Adoption pathways: what implementation looks like for a mining operation
4:15 PM – 4:40 PM Interactive Roundtable: From Reporting Emissions to Managing Emissions
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What's working and what isn't in real-world carbon reporting implementations
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The data, governance, technology, and organizational requirements practitioners have encountered
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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