The Resource Remix - A podcast from NRGI exploring new futures for commodity-exporting countries in the energy transition.

In this first episode, NRGI's president and CEO Suneeta Kaimal discusses citizen engagement, democracy and natural resources in Africa with Afrobarometer's CEO Joseph Asunka.

Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong to the individuals featured and do not necessarily represent those of the Natural Resource Governance Institute. The recording has been edited and condensed for clarity.

The Resource Remix - Episode 1 - Democracy and Natural Resources in Africa

A significant share of recent corruption cases in the oil, gas and mining industries have implicated state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Private-sector companies played a role in nearly all these cases, either directly or indirectly. While SOEs and their partners often operate with integrity, this corruption challenge is common and harmful enough to deserve special attention.  

Many stakeholders, including companies and SOEs, are working hard to prevent corruption, creating opportunities for progress. Risks accepted years ago are no longer tolerable for many industry players. 

To build on these openings, NRGI has developed new anticorruption guidance that draws on two years of stakeholder consultations, the analysis of dozens of past corruption cases and reviews of existing best practices. The guidance – which was published the day of the event – proposes concrete measures that companies should take to reduce corruption risks in their work with SOEs, and recommends steps SOEs can take to strengthen their anticorruption safeguards 

This virtual event introduced the new guidance and bring together stakeholders to discuss new advances and continuing challenges in preventing extractive sector corruption.  

Welcome: Suneeta Kaimal, President and CEO, NRGI   

Presentation of the NRGI’s new Anticorruption Guidance for Partners of SOEs:
- Alexandra Gillies, Advisor, NRGI
- Tom Shipley, Consultant, NRGI

Panel discussion:
Moderator: Gemma Aiolfi, Head of Compliance & Collective Action, Basel Institute on Governance 
- George Cazenove, Head of Corporate Affairs, Tullow Oil
- Renata Elias, Compliance Executive Manager, Petrobras
- Tom Mayne, Research Fellow, University of Exeter
- Kristy Shires, Head of Compliance Operations, Seadrill 
- Scott Sullivan, Chief Integrity and Compliance Officer, Newmont

Visit this microsite to explore a full version of NRGI's SOE-related anticorruption guidance: resourcegovernance.org/soe-anticorruption

Preventing Extractive Sector Corruption: The Integrity Practices Of SOEs And Their Partners

The Resource Remix - A podcast from NRGI exploring new futures for commodity-exporting countries in the energy transition.

Ana Carolina González Espinosa converses with NRGI president emeritus Daniel Kaufmann about evolutions needed in the resource governance field in light of the climate emergency, the conflict in Ukraine and other global challenges.

Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong to the individuals featured and do not necessarily represent those of the Natural Resource Governance Institute. The recording has been edited and condensed for clarity.

The Resource Remix - Episode 2 - Toward New Resource Governance Paradigms

Observers have anticipated the EU’s move toward the East Med since the bloc began its search for alternatives to Russian gas; this was the opportunity the East Med gas producers, and Israel and Egypt in particular, were waiting for.

Read the blog post here: resourcegovernance.org/blog/what-expect-east-med-responds-europe-hunger-gas

What To Expect As The East Med Responds To Europe’s Hunger For Gas

The Resource Remix - A podcast from NRGI exploring new futures for commodity-exporting countries in the energy transition.

NRGI Africa co-director Silas Olan'g is joined by Crystol Energy CEO Carole Nakhle and Theophilus Acheampong, economist and political risk analyst, to discuss the implications of recent shifts in energy markets for gas-producing African countries, with an eye toward COP27.

Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong to the individuals featured and do not necessarily represent those of the Natural Resource Governance Institute. The recording has been edited and condensed for clarity.

The Resource Remix - Episode 3 - Europe's Gas Crunch, African Supply, and The Energy Transition

The Resource Remix - A podcast from NRGI exploring new futures for commodity-exporting countries in the energy transition.

NRGI advisor Antonio Hill is joined by NRGI interim Africa director, Nafi Chinery, and Isabel Cavalier Adarve, climate activist and founder of Mundo Commun, to discuss the takeaway from COP27 conference for resource-rich countries.

Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong to the individuals featured and do not necessarily represent those of the Natural Resource Governance Institute. The recording has been edited and condensed for clarity.

The Resource Remix - Episode 1 - Democracy and Natural Resources in Africa

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