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Fiona Cessford, MSc, CEnv, FIMMM is a Corporate Consultant at SRK Consulting UK Ltd who provides sustainability consulting services to the mining industry. Her over 30 years of experience spans impact assessment, permitting and ESG reviews of mines and associated infrastructure. She provides support to capital projects from scoping through to feasibility with the aim of integrating and embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) into project decision making. She also inputs to mineral resource and reserve reporting and provides guidance on management and closure planning. Her interest is in assisting clients to: manage impacts and risks whilst maximising value add; gain and maintain a licence to operate; and meet the expectations of stakeholders. She has provided ESG input to decisions on many financial transactions, has been the independent ESG consultant on several loan agreements in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe, and has contributed expert opinion to international arbitrations. She communicates ESG threats and opportunities in a language understood by mine managers, investors, corporate decision makers and other stakeholders.