At the World Resources Forum, Robin works at the intersection of responsible mining, critical raw materials sourcing, and sustainable development. Since joining in 2022, her work focuses on responsible mining and mineral sourcing with a strong emphasis on community engagement, and on improving Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards and due diligence reporting. She is particularly passionate about uplifting artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) communities in developing countries, advocating for co-created solutions developed directly with local communities.

Robin brings deep technical and field expertise to her role. She holds a PhD in geology and biogeochemistry from ETH Zürich, where she studied the fate of mercury in highly contaminated mining environments, as well as an MSc from Portland State University and a BSc from the University of Washington, both in geology. Prior to joining WRF, she led environmental site assessments and contaminant remediation projects, managed field sampling teams across soil, surface, and groundwater environments, and assessed the fate and transport of heavy metals, chlorinated solvents, and petroleum derivatives in the subsurface.

When not looking at rocks and minerals, she can be found hiking the Alps or on the slopes of Europe’s volcanoes.

Skills & Expertise: Geology · Biogeochemistry · Critical minerals · Responsible & sustainable mining · Artisanal & small-scale mining (ASM) · Community engagement · Due diligence · ESG standards · Mercury contamination · Environmental site assessment · Contaminant remediation

Key Publications:

• Empowerment, Investments and Community Wellbeing – Voices from the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Zimbabwe
• Entrepreneurial Spirit, Collaboration and Women’s Leadership – Voices from the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Madagascar
• ASM Capacity-Building: Curriculum and training material for in-country short courses (AfricaMaVal project)
• The landscape of Due Diligence actors (DiliCHANCE project)
• Stable Hg isotope signatures in creek sediments impacted by a former Hg mine (Scientific paper)
• Speciation and mobility of mercury in soils contaminated by legacy emissions from a chemical factory in the Rhône valley in canton of Valais, Switzerland (Scientific paper)