Side Meeting from German Civil Society on Social and Ecological Impact of EITI │ EITI Board Meeting
EITI Board Meeting in Berlin, 27 – 29 June 2018
Side Meeting from German Civil Society
Wednesday, 27th of June 2018, 10 – 12 am
Location: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Berlin
Germany published the first EITI report in August 2017. Questions around ecological impacts of resource extraction have been a major interest of the German civil society. Which environmental payments have to be made by companies? Does the state raise environmentally related taxes and how high are the revenues? In the second report, we also want to include a stronger focus on the social impact, such as workers’ rights and the role of the trade unions, social security or the process of relocation of population.
Although the EITI Standard does not require any disclosures regarding to environmental impact and very little regarding social impact, several EITI implementing countries have included some information in their EITI reports. We would like to exchange on these topics and discuss different approaches.
The meeting shall address civil society representatives working in the field of EITI, but is also open for all interested guests.
Program: Side meeting on social and ecological impact of EITI
10.00 am Welcome
Prof. Dr. Edda Müller, Transparency International Germany
10.10 am Social Impacts of D-EITI
IGBCE (Industrial Union in the Mining, Chemical and Energy Industry)
10.20 am Ecological Impacts of D-EITI
Josephine Koch (German Forum on Environment & Development) and Florian Zerzawy (FÖS – Green Budget Germany)
10.30 am EITI and the Ecological Impact of Mining in Peru
Cesar Gamboa, Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
10.45 am EITI and the Social Impact of Mining in the Philippines
Dr. Cielo Magno, Bantay Kita
11.00 am Discussion
Under the moderation of: Jürgen Maier, German Forum on Environment & Development
11.55 am Closing
Prof. Dr. Edda Müller, Transparency International Germany
