Council for Sustainable Development Social Responsibility

MNMA and CSS Signed Memorandum of Understanding

ariuntuya — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:41:15 +0800

A new phase of cooperation focused on inclusive development in Mongolia's mining sector has begun. Today, the Mongolian National Mining Association (MNMA) and the “Council for Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility” NGO (CSS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize their cooperation.

“Women and the Mine of the Future Global Report"

ariuntuya — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:24:50 +0800

The "Women and the Mine of the Future" baseline gender study was conducted in 12 countries and evaluated how the mining industry's development trends and supply chains affect women in the industry. This study, with the results published as a global report was carried out by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF), International Women in Mining, International Labour Organization, German Agency for International Cooperation, and the Environmental Governance Programme run by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and United Nations Development Programme.

“Making Minerals Valuable” project: A roundtable discussion is organized

ariuntuya — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:20:14 +0800

AMEP 2, which has the vision to improve the investment environment for the extractives sector in Mongolia, in collaboration with the MMHI is currently implementing the “Making Minerals Valuable” project to contribute to improving company-community relations, manage local expectations, reduce community grievances, and company risk from prospecting and exploration to closure. AMEP 2’s pilot project is implemented by the Mongolian Council for Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility (CSS).

"Women and the Mine of the Future"

cssmongolia — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:24:59 +0800

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) opened its 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the theme of “Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition” on Tuesday in Geneva. The IGF Secretariat presented preliminary findings of a project on women in the large-scale mining sector across 10 countries. O. Batbold, CSS Chair of Board has participated this session as the author of the Mongolian country study.

Transparency and public accessibility as solutions to reducing public opposition

cssmongolia — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:54:23 +0800

Ernst & Young annually identifies 10 risks facing the mining industry. ESG, or environmental, social, and governance, was among the top 10 risks for 2023 released in September of this year. Last year, the issue of environmental and social permits took the lead, while in 2019-2020, the issue of operating permits was the most urgent. Social, environmental, and operational approval issues have been considered the highest risk in the last 10 years.

In other words, environmental and social approval has long been the main problem facing the global mining industry. Mongolia’s mining sector is not any different. There is no specific research, but the negative environmental impact of irresponsible mining and the resistance of the citizens caused by it are contributing to the stagnation of Mongolia’s mining industry. Therefore, for the responsible development of the mining industry, which is the main engine of the economy, it is crucial to get understanding and support from the local administration and citizens, which requires the joint participation of mining companies and government agencies. The “Responsible Mining and Relationship with local communities” forum during “Mining Week” addressed this topic. The forum was jointly organized by the Minerals and Petroleum Authority of Mongolia (MRPAM), the Mongolian National Mining Association (MNMA), and the National Council for Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility with the support of Oyu Tolgoi.

Cooperation and experience

cssmongolia — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:57:21 +0800

Quadrilateral Partnership Capacity Building Project: 2016-2017

Provided consulting service for the dissemination and capacity building of sustainable development and mining related information to the local stakeholders on behalf of the “Integrated Community Development - 4 stakeholder Partnership” project of GIZ Integrated Mineral Resource Initiative Program (IMRI);

Within the project:
•Capacity building program for local mining companies in Selenge, Bayankhongor, Uvurkhangai and Uvs provinces
•Organized a series of trainings for the 11 local mining companies operating in the above 4 provinces on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Strategy development.

“Citizens Participation in the Mining Sector” campaign (2016-2017)

Organized the “Citizens Participation in the Mining Sector” campaign in Selenge, Uvurkhangai, Bayankhongor and Uvs aimags involving aimag and soum governors and officials, NGOs leaders, mining companies and local SME representatives;

Forums and Events

2015-2017

•Successfully co-organized the National Sustainability Forum in Ulaanbaatar in cooperation with National Development Agency and GIZ IMRI in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

2022
•Supporting organization for the "Coal Mongolia 2022" expo and conference and moderator for the conference session.
•Supporting organization for the "Mining Week 2022" event
•Co-organized and facilitated the "Responsible Mining and Communities" conference in collaboration with the Mineral Resources and Petroleum Agency of Mongolia and the Mongolian National Mining Association

Roundtable meetings (since 2015):

Regularly organized and hosted roundtable meetings for CSR, community relations and sustainable development specialists of Mongolian mining companies since 2015

Capacity building trainings (since 2016):

Organized tailor-made and comprehensive Sustainable Development and CSR training courses for the management and officers of mining companies and broader stakeholders (MAK, Bold Tumur Eroo Gol, Khar Tarvagatai, Bayanteeg, Bayan-Airag, Areva LLC etc.)

Consulting services (since 2016):

Developed "Sustainable Development and CSR strategy" for small and medium scale mining companies in cooperation with international consultants;
Community Development Agreement training (2015-2016)
Conducted the “Introduction of Community Development Agreement and Mining Legislation” training for mining companies and local stakeholders in Ulaanbaatar, Selenge, Uvurkhangai, Bayankhongor and Uvs aimags in collaboration with the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry of Mongolia.

Published guidelines:

Developed and published following four guidelines with under the “Sustainable Development and Mining” themes and distributed to mining companies and stakeholders:

•Environmental management
•Grievance mechanisms
•Community development agreements
•Community Relations

Cooperation with the media:

•Initiated by the sustainable development and social responsibility roundtable, with the support of IMRI program, the first training course on "Corporate social responsibility and media" for journalists was successfully organized in November 2013.
•Organized training on "Mining Journalism" was organized for media editorial staff and journalists of Khuvsgul province at the request of mining company in January 2019
•Organizing meetings with journalists, breakfast meetings, and roundtable meetings on mining issues.
•In collaboration with Oyu Tolgoi LLC, the National Journalist Empowerment Program was implemented with the aim of retraining journalists and providing professional assistance for specialization in certain topics.

Council for Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility

cssmongolia — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:53:10 +0800

The Council for Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility (CSS Mongolia) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that serves the society established in 2015 by the initiative of specialists of Mongolian leading mining companies, sustainable development, environment, community relations, social responsibility and public relations and with the aim of introducing and advancing best international and local practices in sustainable development and corporate social responsibility into the country’s mining sector.

WHAT WE DO

cssmongolia — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:07:55 +0800

Activities:

•Introduce and implement international and national best practices and standards to mining companies

•Conduct capacity building activities sustainable development, mining, and social responsibility

•Conduct research and analysis on sustainable development and the impact of the mining sector

•Develop recommendations and conduct advocacy activities

•Provide consultancy for developing and implementing sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, community and public relations strategies

•Promotion of national good practices in the community relations and corporate social responsibility

SERVICE TO SOCIETY

cssmongolia — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 02:19:56 +0800

CSS is a non-profit NGO serving the society, founded by the sustainable development and social responsibility experts of leading Mongolian mining companies.

RICH EXPERIENCE

cssmongolia — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 02:19:34 +0800

CSS conducts researches and organizes training in order to provide society with a balanced understanding of the current and prospective development of the mining industry, and contribute to the improvement of public mining education.