CHANGING
MINDSETS
CHAMPIONING THE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
FRAMEWORK
Embedding the principles of development
PARTNERSHIP
ABOUT DPI
The Development Partner Institute (DPI) exists to unite the global mining value chain.
We give stakeholders and owners an equal seat at the table where they build mutual understanding and trust, and co-create a shared vision and roadmap.
Our work has two key aims: to unlock transformative potential and accelerate mining’s contribution to a better future.
OUR VISION
Partnering for the future
The Development Partner Framework (DPF) was the result of an award-winning multi-stakeholder dialogue process undertaken in 2014 to reimagine the mine of the future under the auspices of the Kellogg Innovation Network from the Kellogg School of Management.
The Framework is a set of principles designed to help mining companies, host countries and communities carve out their path to long-term success and to lay the foundation for trust, with new ways of operating and collaborating. December 2026 marks 10 years since the Framework was launched at the Ford Foundation in New York.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND UPDATES
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CONNECTING FOR IMPACT
Global impact, local focus
Making a measurable difference
Much of DPI’s work happens in meeting rooms and in the regions where mining operates, away from the headlines.
Our 2025-26 Impact Report outlines what the year produced, including Regional Catalysts in Perth, Australia, and Sudbury, Canada, and the first in-person Youth Salon at the First Nations Major Projects Coalition conference in Toronto.
Growing our community
DPI partners with organizations that see development partnership as the way mining builds lasting value with host communities and countries.
Partnership levels range from Associate to Catalyzer, and every level includes access to Regional Catalyst initiatives and the MIRB Innovation Hub.
