Mónica Ospina

Founder & Director

ESG- Sustainability

Monica Ospina is the founder and director of O Trade, a socio-economic development firm
recognized in Canada and Latin America as an ESG and Sustainability strategist. Through
innovative solutions, she enhances operational productivity and builds community trust. Her
talent for transforming conflict into development opportunities and leveraging human and
social capital ensures operational readiness, creating value for shareholders and stakeholders
while enhancing community well-being and regional development.

As an author, Monica developed the Local Community Procurement Program (LCPP), a
sustainable supply chain model recognized by the IFC-World Bank in 2012. She contributed to
the IFC-World Bank’s Guide for Early Stakeholder Engagement and participated in discussions
on the Sustainable Development Goals at the Rio+20 World Conference on Sustainable
Development in 2012. Monica’s contributions have earned her recognition, including being
named a Distinguished Lecturer by CIM in 2020 and being included in the WIM100 – Women in
Mining list in 2022.

Monica is also a member of the Technical Committee for Mining 2030, an initiative focused on
shaping the sustainable future of mining by linking investment strategies with responsible
mining practices. In academia, Monica actively expands the ESG-sustainable agenda. She
coordinates the ESG module within the Mining Industry Management program at the
University of Toronto. She serves as a Lecturer on Social Responsibility for Mining Engineering
at the same institution. Additionally, Monica is a Guest Lecturer for the Social Risk and
Stakeholder Communication module within the Tailings Management Program at the
Colorado School of Mines and Colorado State University in the U.S.
Monica holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, and
a Master’s Degree in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Westminster, United Kingdom.
She has furthered her education with post-graduate programs in Sustainability Management
at Harvard University, USA, and International Business Strategy at the London School of
Economics, UK..