Upcoming SDIMI Conferences

SDIMI 2026 will be held in Medellin, Colombia between July 13 and 16, 2026.

Tentative conference topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Reporting strategies
  • Socio-economic indicators
  • Environmental indicators
  • Technical and operational indicators
  • Cases from mining and other industries
  • Different political approaches in global context
  • Multinational views and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
  • Examples of sustainable development practices in mining
  • Certification or auditing of indicators
  • Site and sector specific indicators (metal, minerals, coal and energy)
  • Data quality in terms of aggregation, availability, transparency and addressee
  • Digitalization and Smart Mining for Sustainability (big data, artificial intelligence, and digital twins to optimize indicators and reduce impacts).
  • Climate Resilience and Mining (adaptation and mitigation strategies for mining operations under climate change).
  • Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition (the role of mining in global supply chains for clean energy technologies).
  • Life cycle assessment
  • Mine closure
  • Recovery of mining environmental liabilities
  • Just Transition and Local Communities (balancing mine closure, employment, and new sustainable opportunities).
  • Water and Sustainability in Mining (water resource management, recycling, and water balance as key indicators).
  • Circular Economy and Secondary Mining (valorization of waste and tailings for metal recovery).
  • Gender Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Sustainable Mining (as part of social sustainability indicators).
  • Data Governance and Transparency in Mining (blockchain, traceability, and responsible supply chains). Sustainability in Artisanal and
  • Small-Scale Mining (ASM) (adapting sustainability indicators to ASM contexts).
  • Sustainable Financing and ESG in Mining (green bonds, responsible investment, and ESG criteria applied to the mining industry).

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