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ESG & Social Risk Advisory · Chile / LatAm

In extractive industry, the difference
between a
permitted project and a stalled one is rarely technical. It is social.

Nodo Sur Social Partners advises operators, investors, and lenders on the community, regulatory, and governance dynamics that determine project outcomes across Chile and Latin America.

20+ Years executive leadership in ESG & social performance
4 Service pillars — from permitting to ESG governance
Cono Sur Focus markets — CL · AR · PE · BO · EC and across LatAm
Who we serve

The clients who need us most

01
Mining projects in development

Projects navigating permitting, FPIC processes, and stakeholder engagement in contested territories across the Andean corridor.

02
Project developers active in LatAm

Operators and developers expanding across the Cono Sur who need on-the-ground social intelligence, regulatory navigation, and institutional credibility built from first engagement.

03
PE, international banks & lenders

Institutional investors requiring ESG due diligence, IFC Performance Standards alignment, and social risk assessment before commitment.

04
Projects in conflict or stalled

Operations facing community opposition, regulatory breakdown, or reputational damage that requires structured recovery and relationship reconstruction.

What we do

Four ways we work with you

Every mandate begins with a situation — not a service menu. We have identified four recurring situations that determine whether a project moves forward, stalls, or recovers. Each has a distinct advisory approach.

Enable
Getting Projects Permitted
For operators at the front end of development
  • FPIC design and process management in contested territories
  • Permitting risk strategy and SEIA navigation
  • Stakeholder engagement and consultation architecture
  • Social baseline and impact assessment oversight
Protect
Managing Ongoing Social Risk
For operators in production and construction
  • Social risk diagnostics and early warning systems
  • Conflict-sensitive stakeholder engagement, land access, and resettlement
  • Grievance mechanism design and implementation
  • Community relations governance frameworks
  • Community development and investment programs
Recover
Unblocking Stalled Projects
For operations facing breakdown or opposition
  • Crisis and conflict mediation
  • Reputation recovery after community or regulatory breakdown
  • Relationship reconstruction with communities and authorities
  • Rapid social risk assessment for distressed assets
Align
ESG Governance & Performance
For boards and lenders requiring standard alignment
  • IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles alignment
  • Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) architecture
  • Lender compliance readiness and due diligence support
  • Board-level ESG strategy and reporting
Why Nodo Sur

What makes the difference

Executive credibility

20+ years leading ESG, social performance, and sustainability at Goldcorp, Newmont, Eldorado, and PwC. We have sat on your side of the table. We understand the boardroom pressure and the community reality simultaneously.

Local intelligence

Deep knowledge of Chile and Latin America's SEIA processes, Indigenous law and ILO 169 protocols, and the social complexity of the territories where we operate — from high-altitude Andean communities to coastal and frontier zones. We know the regulatory relationships, the stakeholder dynamics, and how decisions are actually made on the ground.

International standard

Fluent in IFC Performance Standards, EBRD Environmental and Social Policy, Equator Principles, UNGP, ICMM, and Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) standards. We translate global frameworks into local execution — and make your project legible to international lenders.

Expert network

We collaborate with a curated network of specialized consulting firms across Latin America and internationally — covering environmental engineering, legal advisory, stakeholder facilitation, and socioeconomic development. This allows us to assemble highly specialized, project-specific teams on demand, combining senior advisory leadership with deep technical expertise tailored to each mandate.

Environmental Engineering Legal Advisory Stakeholder Facilitation Socioeconomic Development Human Rights Assessment Water Management Biodiversity Community Investment
Our team

Senior advisory from day one

Founder & Executive Director
Mathieu Vallart
Senior Partner — Social Risk & ESG Strategy

Over 20 years of executive leadership in ESG, social performance, and sustainability across mining operations in Latin America and Europe. As Country Manager and Director of Community, Sustainability & External Relations at Goldcorp and Newmont — and before that as Associate Partner at PwC — Mathieu has led FPIC processes, social risk strategy, and permitting engagements in some of the region's most contested environments.

He has rebuilt institutional trust following social conflicts in Argentina and Mexico, designed IFC-aligned ESMS for project finance, and advised boards on human rights, stakeholder risk, and ICMM/UNGP compliance. Currently Director at Eldorado Gold / Hellas Gold in Greece.

ESCP-EAP Paris Stanford GSB Schulich / York Goldcorp Newmont PwC Eldorado Gold
Project Director
Alejandra del Río
Project Lead — Sustainability & ESG Delivery

Industrial Civil Engineer and Master in Business Engineering with over 15 years leading sustainability and ESG projects across multinational mining and natural resources companies in Chile and Latin America. Her work spans corporate sustainability strategy, carbon footprint management, social risk, and territorial development.

Deep expertise applying GRI, The Copper Mark, TSM, and ISO frameworks to improve ESG performance with measurable organizational impact. She combines structured project management discipline with a strategic sustainability lens, having led complex initiatives from design through execution across multidisciplinary teams. At Nodo Sur, she oversees project delivery, ensuring mandates are executed with rigor, on time, and to standard.

GRI Standards Copper Mark TSM ISO 14001 Carbon Footprint LatAm
Standards & frameworks

Fluent in the frameworks that matter to your lenders

IFC Performance Standards Equator Principles EBRD Environmental & Social Policy UN Guiding Principles (UNGP) ICMM Standards ILO Convention 169 Chile SEIA GRI Standards The Copper Mark Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) ISO 14001 FPIC Protocol Human Rights Impact Assessment ESMS Architecture
Get in touch

Have a mandate that can't wait?

We work at the intersection of community, regulator, and boardroom — where the decisions that determine whether a project moves forward are actually made. If you are facing any of the following situations, we should speak.

A project approaching permitting in a contested social environment
An operation facing growing community opposition or a blocked access situation
A lender or investor requiring IFC PS or Equator Principles alignment
A stalled project that needs rapid social risk diagnosis and recovery strategy
A board or leadership team that needs senior ESG advisory and reporting
Direct contact
Mathieu Vallart
Founder & Executive Director
[email protected] nodo-sur.com Send a message