Edward Bickham

Edward Bickham is a Principal Senior Advisor to ERM. He is recognised as a leading advisor on stakeholder relations and governance issues in both the mining and energy sectors. Edward was formerly Executive Vice President, External Affairs for Anglo American plc. In this role, he was responsible for government relations and political risk; social performance; corporate affairs; and ethics, including anti-corruption programmes and human rights. Edward is a Senior Adviser to the World Gold Council on ESG issues. He led the consultation exercises that led to the development of the Responsible Gold Mining Principles and Conflict-Free Gold Standard. He leads the WGC’s work on artisanal and small-scale mining. He has also been closely involved in the development of a number of multi-stakeholder, developmental partnerships including serving as a Board member of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, the OECD Guidance on Responsible Sourcing of Metals and the Investment Climate Facility for Africa. He also chaired the CBI International Investment Panel and the International Council on Mining and Metals’ working groups on communication and human rights.