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Ingrid Putkonen

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Founder/Managing Director at Metals4Humanity
📍 Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Canada

Ingrid Putkonen is a Cambridge-educated social anthropologist and the Founder of Metals4Humanity. She specializes in creating large-scale sustainability initiatives for the resource sector, focusing on innovative community engagement, ESG strategy, and forming multi-sectoral alliances to drive social impact.

Originally from Mexico, Ingrids background in social anthropology informs her approach to community-focused development. Her early academic work included fieldwork in Mexico studying family and community strategies, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to understanding and improving social dynamics.

Unique fact: Her organization, Metals4Humanity, pioneers using the very metals extracted by mining companies to solve humanitarian challenges, such as using silver for water purification.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Founder/Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Canada
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Priorities

Topics Ingrid cares about

ESG in Mining
Actively writes and commissions reports on what ESG means for mining, with a particular focus on addressing the complex 'S' (Social) component.
Community Engagement
Advocates for moving beyond transactional surveys to build genuine, dialogue-based trust between mining companies and their host communities.
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Career

Work history

9-2015
Founder/Managing Director
Metals4Humanity
9-2015
Founder
Pure Silver Initiative
8-2013 - 7-2014
Anthropologist in Residence
The University of British Columbia
1-2010
Founder/Director
Agile Sustainability Management
9-2008 - 6-2013
Honorary Advisor on Social Issues in Mining
Consulate General of Mexico in Vancouver
In the press

Media appearances

MBR Interviews the Founder of Metals for Humanity. Featured in Metals4Humanity (News)
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Who We Are - Metals for Humanity. Featured in Metals for Humanity
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Education
1994 - 2000
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Cambridge
1989 - 1994
Bachelor of Arts (BA) 1st class Honours
Simon Fraser University
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