Compliance-grounded sustainability advisory that goes beyond box-ticking — connecting regulatory requirements to genuine environmental and community outcomes.
The intersection of SEBI's BRSR mandate for listed companies, tightening forest and environmental clearance scrutiny, and growing pressure from international lenders applying IFC Performance Standards has made ESG performance a material business issue for every significant mining company in India.
Matrix Mining's ESG advisory practice bridges the gap between compliance obligations and genuine sustainability outcomes. Our team brings direct experience with MoEF, State Pollution Control Boards, and Forest Departments — the regulators who determine whether a mine gets its clearances and keeps them.
Business Responsibility & Sustainability Reporting mandatory for top 1000 listed companies from FY23
Stage I and Stage II clearance compliance with enhanced scrutiny
EC conditions monitoring and renewal compliance
District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and NMET statutory fund management
For international lenders and development finance institutions
Progressive mine closure plans mandatory for all operating mines
Regulatory · Compliance · Rehabilitation
Managing India's most demanding environmental regulatory requirements — from initial EC application through to ongoing compliance, renewal, and eventual closure.
Engagement · CSR · Livelihoods
Building and maintaining the social licence to operate — from pre-development community engagement through to long-term CSR programme management.
BRSR · GRI · TCFD · Lender Standards
Building governance systems and reporting frameworks that investors, lenders, and regulators increasingly require — and that forward-looking boards demand.
Representation at EAC hearings — including technical defence of EIA findings and environmental management plan commitments.
Category B project advisory — SEIAA process management across Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, MP, and West Bengal.
Stage I and Stage II forest clearance applications — user agency obligations, compensatory afforestation design, and ongoing FC condition compliance.
Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate applications, effluent and emission management, and periodic compliance audit support.
SEBI's Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting framework is mandatory for India's top 1,000 listed companies — and the mining sector faces some of the most intensive disclosure requirements. Matrix Mining helps listed mining companies build the data collection systems, reporting frameworks, and narrative disclosures that BRSR requires.
Identifying ESG topics most material to your mining operations and stakeholder expectations.
Building operational data collection processes for environmental, safety, and community metrics.
Establishing current-year baselines for all key performance indicators — energy, water, emissions, safety.
Drafting BRSR disclosures and ensuring alignment with SEBI format requirements.
Year-on-year improvement advisory — setting targets and evolving disclosure quality.
A well-prepared mine closure plan satisfies the statutory requirement under the Mines Closure Rules, demonstrates credibility to regulators and lenders, and creates a genuine environmental rehabilitation pathway for the land after mining.
Matrix Mining prepares closure plans that function as all three — not documents prepared purely for compliance. Our approach integrates ecological, hydrological, geotechnical, and community dimensions.
Native species plantation design, topsoil management protocols, and biodiversity recovery planning aligned with forest clearance conditions.
Drainage network re-establishment, water quality management, aquifer recovery monitoring, and sedimentation control for post-mining water bodies.
Spoil dump stabilisation design, slope reshaping, underground void management, and long-term subsidence monitoring.
Economic transition strategies for mine-dependent communities, alternative livelihood programmes, and land use planning for post-mining utility.
Closure cost estimation, financial provisioning strategy, and escrow structure design — ensuring adequate funds at time of actual closure.
Our team brings direct experience with MoEF, state authorities, and international ESG frameworks.