181 investment requirements is based on biodiversity management and monitoring. Therefore, a Biodiversity Monitoring Project (PMB for its name in Spanish) was established and is still ongoing. In the last 20 years, PMB has become an example in the extractive industry of permanent innovative contribution to biodiversity impact management in the region. Contributing as well, to a sustainable investment model based on resource extraction with positive results for local communities. Recently, a new social approach has sought to involve local communities and authorities, so that they recognize how valuable nature and biodiversity are as assets for their well-being and their future. Information and data management is fundamental to achieving this goal and is useful for establishing a simple and understandable relationship between nature and society. Currently the growing demand for critical minerals is putting companies and countries in a difficult position, particularly in the global south because of social conflicts and environmental issues. A parallel process is the consolidation that investors are driving to make spending more efficient throughout the project´s life cycle, especially during production. According to Canadian Mining Journal (January 2026),” from January 2024 to mid-2025, mining companies closed deals for over USD 47 Billion”. Acquiring existing mining assets (in production preferably) has become a less risky and cost-effective bet for investors. Recently, mainstream mining projects have become committed to IFC Performance Standards increasingly, with more emphasis on PS6, which is related to biodiversity and nature. In mining, biodiversity is explicitly managed through Toward Sustainable Mining (TSM), transversally through The Copper Mark (TCM), and critically and preventively in tailings through Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). Additionally, the International Council on Metals and Mining (ICMM) has set a significant and mandatory goal for its members through its Nature Position Statement, biodiversity has become a key component for the mining industry. And consequently, 25 member companies with 650 assets in 50 countries have committed no net loss (NNL) or even net gain (NG) of biodiversity. ICMM´s new guidance provides a Good Practice Guide for implementing and contributing to the main agenda for biodiversity. In this sense, standards help to operationalize the commitments in the field. So far, we have the connection between nature/biodiversity and (local and non-local) stakeholders. To bring relevant information for decision making process regarding nature and biodiversity aspects, the Task Force on Nature Financial Disclosure (TNFD) plays a substantial role and completes the w3solution. Mining standards are the main source of information of TNFD. TNFD uses that data with a particular methodology (LEAP) that transforms it into strategic and financial information for investors and markets. To understand the connection between ICMM, mining standards and TNFD, companies will need to follow three steps: i) To establish ICMM nature commitments, with clear KPIs. ii) To establish operative mining standards and practices for nature positive in the project ongoing, with implementation road map (critical habitat assessment, biodiversity action plan, ecosystemic services, local engagement in nature and biodiversity actions and goals).
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