Spring Meeting 2026 | Transition Minerals Events

During the Paris Peace Forum Spring Meeting 2026, “Resilient Transitions”, held on June 4 and 5 in Rabat, Morocco, the governance of transition minerals stood as a key topic. Organized in partnership with OCP Group and hosted by Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, this G7-labelled edition provided a timely platform ahead of the Evian Summit to advance discussions on responsible, sustainable and equitable mineral value chains.

Transition minerals were highlighted in the opening session by Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development of Morocco, who underlined the need to move beyond old extractive models and build partnerships grounded in transparency, traceability, technology transfer, skills and local value creation.

Two dedicated sessions brought together members of the Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals, government representatives, development finance institutions, industry leaders, experts and civil society actors. Discussions underscored the need to avoid fragmented approaches to mineral governance, mobilize responsible investment at scale, and ensure that producer countries are placed at the center of resilient and sustainable value chains.

Financing Responsible Minerals Value Chains

Held on June 4 and moderated by Adrien Abécassis, Policy Initiatives Director at the Paris Peace Forum, this interactive roundtable brought together members of the Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals, representatives from the French G7 Presidency, development finance institutions, industry, civil society and expert organizations. It also provided the opportunity to present the Global Council policy note G7+ Pathways for Financing Responsible Mineral Value Chains, developed by a Special Advisor Working Group on Financing Responsible Transition Minerals convened by the Paris Peace Forum and presented by Vincenzo Conforti, Head of Governmental Affairs at Glencore and co-lead of the Working Group.

The discussion explored how to mobilize responsible investment in transition mineral value chains at the scale and speed required for the energy transition. Participants emphasized that the core challenge is not only the availability of capital, but the lack of bankable, investment-ready projects — especially in contexts marked by long lead times, price volatility, infrastructure gaps, policy uncertainty and uneven project preparation.

The Global Council members present recalled that financing responsible mineral value chains is not only a technical investment issue, but also a broader governance challenge. They stressed that responsible standards should be treated as conditions for investment rather than optional costs, and that transparency — including public, verifiable data down to the mining-site level — is essential to build trust, strengthen accountability and enable responsible finance.

The roundtable also highlighted the role of public finance, development finance institutions and multilateral development banks in de-risking projects without replacing private investment. Participants pointed to the importance of market predictability, long-term demand visibility, project preparation, shared-use infrastructure, and stronger institutional capacity in producing countries. Across the discussion, speakers also underlined that financing frameworks should support local value creation, fair benefit-sharing, community protection and broader development outcomes.

Putting the Global South at the Center of Resilient and Sustainable Transition Minerals Value Chains

Moderated by Céline Kauffmann, Chief Programmes Officer at IDDRI, this panel brought together Amine Houssaim, CEO of InnovX; Adil Chikhi, Regional Head of Morocco and Tunisia at EBRD; and three members of the Global Council: Bruno Oberle, President of the World Resource Forum ; Glen Mpufane, Executive Director of GM Mining ESG; and Ma Jun, Founding Director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs.

The discussion focused on how to place producer countries — particularly in the Global South — at the heart of resilient and sustainable transition mineral value chains. Speakers explored how to reconcile security of supply with equitable value creation, stronger local industrial capabilities, innovation and responsible investment.

The conversation highlighted that transition minerals are the entry point for many clean technology value chains, from batteries to renewable energy infrastructure, but that producer countries still too often remain at the margins of decision-making. Participants stressed the need to finance not only extraction, but also local value addition, infrastructure, skills, technology transfer, innovation and industrial capacity.

Across the discussion, speakers warned that the race for transition minerals must not reproduce the extractive models of the past. They emphasized the need for fairer partnerships with producing countries, stronger standards, transparent environmental monitoring and a clearer link between mineral investment, sustainable development and local value creation.