1.0Geopolitical Mininghttps://geopoliticalmining.com/frREGION.AMERICAShttps://geopoliticalmining.com/fr/author/region-americas/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Fg2dtKKzqo"><a href="https://geopoliticalmining.com/fr/beyond-esg-rethinking-sustainability-in-mining/">Beyond ESG: Rethinking Sustainability in Mining</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://geopoliticalmining.com/fr/beyond-esg-rethinking-sustainability-in-mining/embed/#?secret=Fg2dtKKzqo" width="600" height="338" title="« Beyond ESG: Rethinking Sustainability in Mining » — Geopolitical Mining" data-secret="Fg2dtKKzqo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://geopoliticalmining.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>https://geopoliticalmining.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-09-a-las-3.58.15-p.m-1.png15301062As the material economy returns, mining is forcing a more serious question: not whether sustainability matters, but whether the dominant sustainability frameworks are still fit for sectors shaped by time, permitting, legitimacy, and execution. This article revisits ESG, maps the main conceptual alternatives now emerging, and argues that mining may require a more systemic form of rational sustainability.