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Three ways in
Become a member
Join the Coalition as a formal member and help shape the future of responsible sand and silicates sourcing. Members co-create guidance, pilot solutions, and benefit from early access to tools, networks and shared intelligence.
Work with us on strategy
If you're navigating sand and silicates risks or opportunities in your supply chain, operations or policy work, we can help you think through how to engage with these materials responsibly. You don't need to be a member to start this conversation.
Partner on projects
Collaborate with the Coalition on demonstration projects, targeted research or regional pilots. Whether you're a standards body, research institution or industry partner, we're open to exploring what effective collaboration looks like.
Membership
Joining the Coalition is how you make your commitment to advancing responsible sand and silicates visible.
Your organisation can join as a voting member or a supporter member. Voting members hold a formal role in governance, including the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting. Supporters take part fully in the Coalition's activities and benefits, without the formal governance role.
What membership opens
A credible commitment signal
The only commitment signal that exists for these materials, visible to clients, suppliers and regulators, with the right to use the Coalition logo.
The responsibility framework
Access to the only responsibility framework on this topic, to apply the Coalition's position and OECD-aligned approach across sourcing, use and production.
A seat at the table
A hand in shaping what good looks like across all five materials groupings.
One knowledge hub
Research, knowledge and practice drawn together from across our network of Founders, Members and partners.
Projects that close real gaps
From construction sand and aggregates to industrial sands, clays for ceramics and a labelling scheme.
One platform, one voice
A collective voice that raises awareness of these materials and replaces invisibility with regard.
2026–2028: What to expect
Membership supports the Coalition's delivery of practical guidance, shared knowledge and demonstration projects. Over the coming years, Members can expect us to:
- Build the Coalition as an independent member organisation. Practising sound governance across the Board of Directors, Advisory Council and Secretariat, and onboarding 2026 Founders and 2027 Members as the Coalition takes shape.
- Define what responsible means in practice. We deliver the first version of the responsible sourcing framework, the normative spine across the five materials groupings, built on the See, Secure, Share architecture and grounded in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
- Develop the materials-specific protocols. Focused working groups build a shared, evidence-based view of what good looks like for each grouping, from aggregates and industrial sands to natural stone, high-purity materials and alternatives, cross-referenced against existing standards.
- Take responsible practice into the field. We move from definition to demonstration, scoping and running pilots so responsible conduct is shown in real supply chains and not only set out on paper.
- Grow awareness and connect the community. Sustained outreach, thought leadership and member speaking materials, with the Coalition present at key industry and policy events through the year, including the OreSand Summit and our Advisory Council gathering.
What membership asks, and what it allows
A Member is publicly committed to advancing the responsible sourcing, use and production of sand and silicates, and to helping build what that takes. Membership is a commitment, not a certification.
Members and Supporters may
- State publicly that they are members of the Coalition for Responsible Sand and Silicates.
- Report publicly on activities relating to their membership.
- Use the Coalition name and logo in external communications, subject to the Coalition brand guidelines.
Fee structure
The Coalition is multistakeholder by design. Civil society, research and industry sit together and the seats carry equal weight. Fees are tiered to reflect the size and type of organisation, and public-good actors may be fee-free.
The full fee schedule is set out in the member prospectus. Fees are set by the Board of Directors with advice from the Advisory Council. Flexible payments are possible by instalments, half-yearly or quarterly.
Join in 2026
Become a Founder
Organisations that join during 2026 are registered as Founders, with a permanent seat at the Advisory Council and a direct hand in the Coalition's priorities.
Founders take first choice of the early demonstration projects and a say in scoping them, with recognition as a Founder and a credible claim to early action and leadership on responsible sand and silicates.
How to join
The steps take you from first contact to an active part in the work.
- First contact and pack shared. You reach out, or we approach you, and we send the membership information pack.
- The filter. Our touchstone position paper in the information pack sets out directional commitments. A first call with the Secretariat gives both sides a sense of fit.
- Application. Share your preferred status, organisation type and fee tier.
- Onboarding conversation. A short call, including at least one Founder, confirms alignment and maps your engagement plan.
- Decisions and agreements. Once alignment is clear, membership is approved and we complete a membership agreement and raise the annual invoice.
- Welcome and integration. We welcome you into the community, introduce the member offering and connect you to the projects you chose, with an early check-in to confirm you are contributing.
Read and apply
The prospectus sets out the full detail. To apply, download the application form, complete it and send it to membership@responsiblesand.org.
Ready to talk?
Whether you're thinking about membership, a project or something else entirely, get in touch and we'll work out the best way forward together.
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