**6.3 Strategy and benefits**

UNDP-Guinea is now working with the Chamber of Mines on operationalizing their intention to adopt specific sustainable mining practices. This strategic momentum is timely because a landmark 2019 US Supreme Court decision in *Jam v. IFC* exposes the World Bank's liability when financing negligent projects and promises to add pressure from civilian advocates. As an example, a suit has already been brought by 13 Guinean communities against the IFC for its support of mining projects, thus highlighting the immediate effect of the court's decision. Coincidently, only days later, three major French banks announced their financing for the largest bauxite mining operation on the planet in Guinea [42]. As pressures to address increasingly empowered stakeholders grow, new pathways for investing in environmental and community sustainability gain much-needed traction.

**Acknowledgements**

and Mr. Barry (CBG)

**Conflict of interest**

CBG Compagnie des

Bauxites de Guinée

also party to CBG/ GAC joint agreement

Fria RUSAL (using three separate operating

> *d.b.a.* Alumina Company of Guinea

*a.k.a.* Kindia Bauxite Company COBAD *d.b.a.* Compagnie de

> Bauxiteet d'Aluminie de Diandian

*a.k.a.* Dian Bauxite Company

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CBK *d.b.a.* Compagnie des Bauxites de Kindia

cos)

*a.k.a.* Guinea Bauxite Company

• Cecilia Coates, Dolores De La Cruz, and Ellen Griesemer (Columbia

(UNDP), and Lionel Laurens (UNDP-Guinea Country Director)

University, Sustainable Development MPA, 2018)

*Sustainably Growing Guinea's Bauxite-Aluminum Industry*

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86471*

CERESCOR) and Elias Ayu (UN University)

this manuscript. No conflicts of interest were identified.

**A. Appendices: Guinea's bauxite mining operations**

**Company name Controlling interest Guinea**

Dadco)

USA, Australia, UK (51% Halco: Alcoa, Rio Tinto-Alcan,

Russia (48.1% of RUSAL is owned by En + Group

University, Sustainability Management MS, 2018) and Micah Cruz (Columbia

• Sophie Dejonckheere (Senter for Internasjonal Klimaforskning), Claudia Ortiz

(Electricité de Guinée), Chaïkou Yaya Diallo (Chambre des Mines de Guinée),

• Professor Kandey Bangoura (Scientific Research Center of Conakry Rogbane,

An evaluation of potential conflicts of interest that could influence the scientific

**interest (%)**

0

**Location Concession type**

alumina

Bauxite, alumina

Bauxite, alumina

Bauxite, Alumina

alumina

Boké Rgn Bauxite,

49 Boké Rgn Bauxite,

Fria Prf, Boké Rgn

Kindia Prf/Rgn

work described herein, including but not limited to financial, personal, and/or commercial conflicts of interest, was completed for each author and co-author of

• Luc Dejonckheere (Azimuth Advisory Services), Perrine Toledano (CCSI), Olga Puntus (IFC), Chris McCombe (ICMM), Dr. Rockfeler Herisse (USAID),

Benoit Limoges (Réseau Environnement Bauxite), Charles Balamou
