Summary
This chapter assesses the role of company-community agreements in the mining sector, describing the background of these types of agreement, situating them within the context of responsible investment, and assessing their potential as a proxy for “community relations” expectations of responsible investors. The authos evaluate two company-community agreements, and present the results of a survey of executives from mining firms that have signed agreements with Indigenous communities. Whilst company-community agreements are found to be an imperfect proxy for “community relations” expectations, the researchers argue that they offer benefits and make provisions that exceed current expectations, particularly in regard to Indigenous People’s rights to free, prior and informed consent, calling on responsible investors to advocate for the use of such agreements in the global mining sector.