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SRK China Appoints New Principal Consultant to Enhance ESG Services

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SRK China has appointed ESG and land contamination specialist, Anne Gimonet to a Principal Consultant role as it further develops its growing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) team.

With 15 years of international environmental consulting experience, Anne has successfully led due diligence projects, advised on environmental matters, and implemented compliance programs across multinational corporations and Chinese state-owned enterprises in various industries.

My role within SRK will focus on applying my expertise in environmental due diligence, with an emphasis on soil and groundwater contamination management by combining my technical background with my understanding of the Chinese business environment’ says Anne.

Before joining SRK, Anne was the Head of Site Characterisation/Remediation Services at the China branch of an international environmental consultancy, where she managed large-scale, high-stakes projects for over 9 years.

Anne's unique expertise and knowledge of the Chinese business landscape will be instrumental to our team’ said Pengfei Xiao, Managing Director for SRK China. ‘Her fluency in Mandarin and 12 years of experience living in the region will aid stronger connections with our local clients and stakeholders’.

Anne will work closely with her experienced team in China, leveraging from SRK’s existing global ESG expertise, including close collaboration with South African colleagues as Chinese links with the African mining sector continue to grow.

ESG, once an afterthought, is now a central focus driven by investors, regulations and end-clients with a growing emphasis on environmental governance and accountability’ says Anne. ‘ESG now needs to spearhead mine planning. ESG factors will determine whether mining projects are permissible, finance-able, investible, and insurable’ she continued. ‘A client will be in the most favourable situation if they can show how these factors have influenced the design of their project, future operational plans, and the vision for closure.’

Bearing this in mind, Anne believes that water stewardship, GISTM compliance, responsible sourcing/supply chain management and responsible site closure will be an important focus in our region in the coming years.

Anne is committed to building SRK China’s ESG capabilities across various sectors, stating that her long-term vision is to contribute to a greener mining industry by helping clients navigate increasingly stringent ESG requirements.