This week I am joined by Rob Karpati, Senior Advisor at The Blended Capital Group in Toronto, Canada. Rob is a pragmatic finance leader with thirty plus years of multinational experience, focusing his efforts in the last few years on responsible mining and the artisanal mining sector. In this first episode with Rob, we speak more broadly about stakeholder engagement which is a central component of sustainable development in the mining sector. Rob provides some insights and advice on what successful engagement looks like and how we can work together to turn potential conflict and differences into opportunities for collaboration and achieving our shared energy future. Rob also speaks about human security challenges in the mining sector, which seeks to highlight venerable and working communities who are integral to the mining process and the social license to operate. Finally, we end our discussion talking about indigenous communities and their proximity to many key mineral resources. Rob provides some insights on how we can ensure these communities receive the benefits they deserve and ensure an equitable outcome for the stewards of the land.