The son of an Ontario miner, Frank Giustra of Vancouver is one of Canada’s best known and most successful mining financiers, and his recent partnership with former President Bill Clinton to alleviate poverty and fund sustainable development in emerging economies with ties to mining has captured the attention of the entire sector.
In June, Giustra joined President Clinton in New York to announce the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative. He pledged $100 million, as well as 50 per cent of what he will make for the rest of his life. In less than a month, dozens of mining companies, investment houses and others who make a living from mining here in Canada and around the world had signed on. Today, the Clinton Giustra Initiative has raised more than $300 million, a figure that is growing as other interested companies join the campaign that is committed to making profound and positive changes in the lives of people in developing countries.
Join us on Monday, September 24th in an exclusive live interview with Amanda Lang of BNN.tv as Frank discusses what motivates this sort of individual and sector philanthropy, what he and President Clinton hope to accomplish on the ground and how will they measure success in the years ahead.
