A CRMA governance term for a formal, meaningful and substantive stakeholder role in certification-scheme decision-making.
Multi-stakeholder governance is a CRMA certification-scheme governance concept. It requires a formal, meaningful and substantive role for multiple stakeholder types, including civil society, in decision-making; it is more specific than ordinary public consultation or informal stakeholder engagement.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 64. The definition focuses on decision-making of a certification scheme and requires a formal, meaningful and substantive role of multiple stakeholder types, including at least civil society; it is not the same as public consultation.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
a formal, meaningful, and substantive role of multiple types of stakeholders, including at least civil society, in the decision-making of a certification scheme, documented by way of a mandate, terms of reference or other evidence, which confirms or supports the involvement of the multi-stakeholder representatives of that certification scheme.
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 64
Use multi-stakeholder governance when evaluating whether a certification scheme has documented stakeholder participation in decision-making. It helps distinguish governance structure from audit results, certification claims, consultation exercises or general sustainability commitments.
Certification references often sound authoritative without showing who governs the scheme. For Minespider-style evidence, multi-stakeholder governance is a signal about the scheme’s decision-making structure, not proof that a particular material batch, project or supplier is compliant.