Natural Resource Governance Institute
Budget
€13,591,521
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
NRGI envisions a world where natural resources enable fair, prosperous and sustainable societies—rather than undermine them. NRGI exists because decisions about how we govern natural resources will determine the wellbeing of people in resource-rich countries, and of the planet. We seek to address inequities and power imbalances through informed, inclusive decision-making about the resource and energy sectors. We work in partnership within and across resource-rich developing countries, convening key players, generating credible analysis, building knowledge, amplifying citizen voices, and advancing global standards. We advance policies and practices that are economically sound, politically astute and contextually relevant.
EU Legislative Interests
NRGI carried out significant past work around payment to government reporting requirements for the extractive industries in the Accounting and Transparency Directives. While we continue to monitor these disclosures and contribute to public consultations on their efficacy where relevant, our focus has shifted toward opportunities that advance climate-risk disclosure standards for the extractive industries, and anti-corruption measures in natural resource supply chains. Working alone and as a member of the Publish What You Pay Coalition, the Raw Materials Coalition, and the Alliance for Corporate Transparency, NRGI is currently engaging in legislative proposals and policies relating to sustainability reporting, due diligence, and critical minerals.
Communication Activities
Leading Economies' Industrial Policies Risk Reinforcing Inequities in Mineral Value Chains https://resourcegovernance.org/publications/leading-economies-industrial-policies-risk-reinforcing-inequities-mineral-value-chains As the West Turns Inward, Can Africa Leverage Its Mineral Power? https://resourcegovernance.org/articles/west-turns-inward-can-africa-leverage-its-mineral-power Deals Without Details: Exploring State-State Mining Partnerships and Their Implications https://resourcegovernance.org/articles/deals-without-details-exploring-state-state-mining-partnerships-and-their-implications Europe Must Tackle Mining-Sector Corruption https://resourcegovernance.org/articles/europe-must-tackle-mining-sector-corruption Getting it right for people and the planet - The case for sustainability disclosures from oil, gas and mining companies in the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive https://www.pwyp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PWYP-CSRD-Brief.pdf CSDD directive: Is the EU opening the door for corruption? https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/csdd-directive-is-the-eu-opening-the-door-for-corruption/
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Publish What You Pay EU, Publish What You Pay Coalition, the Raw Materials Coalition, and the Alliance for Corporate Transparency
Organisation Members
1. Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) 2. Natural Resource Charter Limited (NRCL) 3. Natural Resource Governance Institute EU (Link to publication of Association in Belgian national gazette and showing names of members: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_tsv/tsv_rech.pl?language=fr&btw=0745930691&liste=Liste)
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.