The objective of this report is to assist financiers in better understanding the mineral development process from exploration, through development to mine closure and land reclamation, and to inform them of all related risks.

UNEP's Finance Initiatives Roundtable Meeting is taking place at a critical time in the process to set the agenda for this landmark earth summit. Furthermore, with the plan to focus discussions on ‘Globalisation and Sustainable Development', the UNEP Finance Initiatives are tackling a subject that will sit at the very heart of the 2002 deliberations - Dr. Rolf-E. Breuer, Spokesman of the Group Board of Deutsche Bank AG The 2000 Annual UNEP Finance Initiatives Roundtable:Globalization and Sustainable Development - Opportunities and Challenges for the Financial Services Sector brought together innovative perspectives on finance and sustainable development from over 250 senior representatives in the financial services, business, government, non-government and international government sectors.