Chris Stockey is a sustainability and climate specialist with extensive experience supporting organisations on sustainability strategy, climate risk, ESG reporting and responsible business practices. He works with clients across the mining and resources sectors to help organisations understand emerging regulations, strengthen resilience and embed sustainability into business strategy. Chris is an experienced facilitator who brings practical, real-world examples into his training sessions.
Integrated Risk Management in Mining
Mining and exploration are built around uncertainty. Geological knowledge develops over time; commodity markets move; permits, infrastructure and financing can change; and decisions made early in a project may shape outcomes decades later. Risk management matters because it gives organisations a disciplined way to understand that uncertainty and decide what to do next.
Effective risk management is not simply a risk register or a compliance exercise. Used well, it connects objectives, evidence, judgement and action. It helps teams identify what could prevent success, where opportunities may be created, which assumptions matter most and what controls or choices will genuinely change an outcome. That makes it relevant from the earliest exploration decision through development, operations, closure and post-closure.
