What is the DPI?
The Development Partner Institute (DPI Mining) is an international coalition of ambitious leaders from across the global mining ecosystem. Our coalition welcomes people from all walks of life. Anyone interested in or impacted by mining is welcome – communities, indigenous people, investors, governments, civil society, and companies – including miners, suppliers and consumer product companies.
We are committed to a future where the contribution of mining to economic and social development is truly maximised.
We are committed to a future where the contribution of mining to economic and social development is truly maximised.
Our Vision
We imagine a mining industry that is deeply connected to the values of tomorrow’s generation: transparency, fairness, and being an equal, inclusive, and genuine partner in global development.
DPI Mining exists to accelerate the delivery of a new future for the mining sector.
Our guiding document is the Development Partner Framework (DPF). Here is Mark Cutifani, DPI Co-founder speaking on how the Development Partner Framework brings people together in mining.
DPI Mining exists to accelerate the delivery of a new future for the mining sector.
Our guiding document is the Development Partner Framework (DPF). Here is Mark Cutifani, DPI Co-founder speaking on how the Development Partner Framework brings people together in mining.
Our Origins and Journey
The Development Partner Framework (DPF) is the result of an exciting and award-winning multi-stakeholder Catalyst process undertaken between 2013 and 2014 through KIN (now TWIN) to reimagine the mine of the future.
A short timeline of our origins and history:
– Chicago, May 2011 – Meeting at the annual gathering for the Kellogg Innovation Network (now TWIN), Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani and TWIN-Co Founder Peter Bryant germinate the seed for a catalyst to imagine a new operating model for the mining sector.
– Brazil, April 2012 – Multiple stakeholders gather in Brazil for the KIN Mining Catalyst, facilitated to envision the mining company
of the future. The session concludes with participants wanting the mining industry to unequivocally accept the need for a new operating model to ensure long-term success. Curious? Click to read the summary of the original Catalyst.
– 2012 – Based on the Brazil session, the Development Partner Working Group convenes several times around the world to discuss ideas on how to move mining towards a more effective model of sustainable development. The first iteration of The Development Partner Framework (DPF) is built.
– 2013 – Work on the Framework continues into 2013. To test and validate the Framework, sustainability leaders at major organizations are consulted.
– Chicago, April 2013 – The original KIN Catalyst in Brazil is awarded a silver medal in the category of “Collaborative Innovation” by the prestigious Edison Awards, designed to recognize, honor and foster innovation and innovators creating a positive impact in the world.
– The Vatican, September 2013 – As part of ongoing collaboration with a range of religious leaders about mining and its impact on communities, more than twenty CEOs and company Chairpersons are hosted by the Vatican for a Day of Reflection.
– New York, December 2014 – The Ford Foundation holds an event in New York to formally launch the Development Partner Framework. Over 100 leaders from business, government, investor, academia, civil society, indigenous and community organizations, and media attend.
– January 2017 – The Development Partner Institute (DPI Mining) is established.
Please visit dpimining.org to see our current pilots and programs and how you might get involved!
A short timeline of our origins and history:
– Chicago, May 2011 – Meeting at the annual gathering for the Kellogg Innovation Network (now TWIN), Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani and TWIN-Co Founder Peter Bryant germinate the seed for a catalyst to imagine a new operating model for the mining sector.
– Brazil, April 2012 – Multiple stakeholders gather in Brazil for the KIN Mining Catalyst, facilitated to envision the mining company
of the future. The session concludes with participants wanting the mining industry to unequivocally accept the need for a new operating model to ensure long-term success. Curious? Click to read the summary of the original Catalyst.
– 2012 – Based on the Brazil session, the Development Partner Working Group convenes several times around the world to discuss ideas on how to move mining towards a more effective model of sustainable development. The first iteration of The Development Partner Framework (DPF) is built.
– 2013 – Work on the Framework continues into 2013. To test and validate the Framework, sustainability leaders at major organizations are consulted.
– Chicago, April 2013 – The original KIN Catalyst in Brazil is awarded a silver medal in the category of “Collaborative Innovation” by the prestigious Edison Awards, designed to recognize, honor and foster innovation and innovators creating a positive impact in the world.
– The Vatican, September 2013 – As part of ongoing collaboration with a range of religious leaders about mining and its impact on communities, more than twenty CEOs and company Chairpersons are hosted by the Vatican for a Day of Reflection.
– New York, December 2014 – The Ford Foundation holds an event in New York to formally launch the Development Partner Framework. Over 100 leaders from business, government, investor, academia, civil society, indigenous and community organizations, and media attend.
– January 2017 – The Development Partner Institute (DPI Mining) is established.
Please visit dpimining.org to see our current pilots and programs and how you might get involved!
Learn More About DPI
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Join DPI in brave conversations with mining stakeholders from across the value chain in the DPI Leadership Series and more
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TWIN Co-Founder Peter Bryant poses a question on the DPI focus areas of innovation and transformation
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