Sector Programme
Extractives and Development
Aufsteller des Forums im Foyer der BGR
Aufsteller des Forums im Foyer der BGR

Responsibility is golden! Internal link

Last week the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) once again organized a learning and networking event in its Responsible Gold series. Committed and interested representatives from the private sector, civil society, politics and academia had the opportunity to exchange views on the challenges and oppportunitites for responsible gold sourcing.

Events in the Extractives Sector

  1. Completed event
    08. - 09.12.2026, in-person-event, Berlin
    GBA Annual Meeting

    Annual meeting of the Global Battery Alliance for responsible battery value chains. Participation by Sector Programme “Extractives and Development”. More information: Global Battery Alliance (External link).

  2. Completed event
    26. - 28.01.2027, in-person-event, Brussels
    EU Raw Materials Week

    Annual event organised by the EU on raw materials policy, security of supply and sustainability. Participation by Sector Programme “Extractives and Development”. More information: EU Raw Materials Week (External link).

  3. Completed event
    08. - 11.02.2027, in-person-event, Cape Town
    Mining Indaba

    The African Mining Indaba 2027 will take place in Cape Town from 8 to 11 February. Participation by Sector Programme “Extractives and Development”. More information: Mining Indaba (External link).

Kupfer-Zink-Mine Antamina in Peru
 Tagebau mit LKWs
ASM-Arbeiter in Sierra Leone
Cerro Lindo Mine in Peru
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Responsible Mineral Supply Chains for the Just Transition

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Who are we?

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Sector Programme “Extractives and Development” is jointly implemented by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

The Sector Programme “Extractives and Development” supports the BMZ in shaping the national and international development policy agenda in the extractive sector through its own impulses and innovations, and advises the BMZ continuously and comprehensively on economic and policy issues related to extractives.


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Newest Publications

Identifying Key Enabling Factors for Successfully Leveraging the EITI Process to Improve Investment Climate and Anti-Corruption

File type PDF | Date of status 07/2026 | File size 1 MB

Assessing digital traceability systems for critical mineral value chains

File type PDF | Date of status 07/2026 | File size 2 MB

Mining the Depths, Undermining Development? Mapping Deep-Sea Mining and its Social and Economic Implications - Executive Summary

File type PDF | Date of status 05/2026 | File size 293 KB

FAQ: Corporate due diligence in the EU Batteries Regulation

File type PDF | Date of status 05/2026 | File size 383 KB

Local Content Policies in Mining: Insights from a survey of producer countries

File type PDF | Date of status 02/2026 | File size 1 MB
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Implementing EU Due Diligence Regulation in Mineral-producing Countries: A Needs and Gap Analysis

File type PDF | Date of status 02/2026 | File size 1 MB
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Formalisation

Factsheet: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Formalisation

File type PDF | Date of status 10/2025 | File size 1 MB, Pages 5 Pages | Accessibility Accessible

Topics

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ASM Arbeiter in eine Kobaltmine in der DRC
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Newsletter Internal link

The newsletter is an offer of the GIZ team of the sector programme and provides you with information on dates, publications and various topics in the extractive sector.