Valerie Pascale
CEO,
Modern Core, PDAC Sustainability Committee
Toronto,
Canada
Valerie Pascale has been working in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Sustainability and Community & Indigenous Engagement in the mineral exploration and mining industry for 15 years. She is the Founder of Modern Core, a company focused on ESG support and relationship-building between companies and communities during the exploration phase of mining. Before this, Valerie was the Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility at Goldcorp (now Newmont) for over 10 years.
Earlier in her career, she worked with NGOs, Indigenous organizations and governments on community development projects and programs. Valerie is currently on the Board of the PDAC, the current Chair of PDAC’s Sustainability Committee, and the former chair of PDAC’s Diversity & Inclusion working group. She also sits on Agnico Eagle’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC).
Valerie works with companies and communities to establish effective and trusting local partnerships, develop responsible practices and processes, and achieve sustainable socio-economic development. A graduate of International Development Studies, her key areas of expertise include human rights, stakeholder and community engagement, local procurement and employment, risk and opportunities assessment, diversity & inclusion and responsible corporate strategy and governance. She has a passion for holistic mineral and economic development, beneficial for the greater good.
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