PDAC: Embracing ESG can offer greater access to lower-cost capital, says Sprott’s Daniella Dimitrov Daniella Dimitrov, partner at Sprott Capital, at PDAC 2021. Credit: PDAC. Mineral exploration and mining companies that incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles as “true value drivers” as part of their corporate culture will outperform and have greater access to more long-term capital and at lower costs, says Sprott Capital’s Daniella Dimitrov. The principles of ESG are not new to the mining industry, Dimitrov told the virtual audience at this year’s PDAC. “For many years, the industry has been focused on doing the right thing to obtain and maintain our social license to operate.”