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Congratulations to Kumi on 10 Years!

Jul 1 2025 #compliance, #environment, #esg, #human-rights, #supply-chain

This week’s newsletter from PracticalESG Partner Kumi made me wonder if I somehow stepped out of a time machine to the future. Andrew said this is Kumi’s 10th anniversary. Sorry to say this Andrew – but your math simply can’t be right. To my recollection, you started Kumi just a couple years ago, right before we first met at one of the OECD Responsible Minerals Forums.

It certainly isn’t plausible that I’ve lost track of time and the past 10 years has flown past in a blink. So either Andrew is wrong or I’ve been time traveling…

Congratulations to Andrew and Kumi!

And if you are a Kumi client, get in touch with their team to take advantage of the benefits you can get through our partnership with them.

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Lawrence Heim has been practicing in the field of ESG management for 40 years. He began his career as a legal assistant in the Environmental Practice of Vinson & Elkins working for a partner who is nationally recognized and an adjunct professor of environmental law at the University of Texas Law School. He moved into technical environmental consulting with ENSR Consulting & Engineering at the height of environmental regulatory development, working across a range of disciplines. He was one of… View Profile

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