Roche Ltd, Consulting Group

Published purpose

Through this project, the Canadian consortium of Roche Limited, Golder Associates Limited, and the Association of Community Colleges of Canada provides technical assistance to Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines on policy and regulatory reform issues related to the minerals and metals sector. The project aims to improves the contribution of the mining sector to the sustainable development of the Peruvian mining regions. It promotes the importance of social issues through the creation of an integrated framework for socially responsible and efficient mining. It helps Peru improve the enforcement of environmental and health regulations in the mining sector and decentralize services to mining regions, with a special focus on informal mining operations. In general, it also mitigates the impact of mining activities on local communities through conflict prevention training and other measures.