Leading mining and metals companies reaffirm their commitment to sustainability.
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has released its 2008 Annual Review - Embracing Change, and can be downloaded from www.icmm.com/annualreview.
It arrives at a time of unprecedented change. In a few short months, the operating environment for the sector in general and ICMM and its members more specifically, altered dramatically and unexpectedly.
In spite of the tumult, ICMM members reaffirmed their ongoing commitment to the sustainable development agenda. ICMM is using this time to refresh its vision, mandate and priorities, and streamline its operations.
In 2008 ICMM released an upgraded procedure that sets out how member companies can formally assure both performance against ICMM's 10 principles, as well as their GRI reporting requirements. It also published a Mine ClosureToolkit, a Good Practice Guidance on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and issued a position statement on mining and indigenous peoples. Work has also progressed on chemicals management, and a preliminary report from a study on minerals taxation regimes was published.
2008 saw the appointment of a new ICMM President - Anthony Hodge - as well as a new Chairman, Richard Adkerson (also President and Chief Executive Officer of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold).
Contact:
Fernanda Diez
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7467 5099
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.icmm.com
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The company's latest Annual Review - Embracing Change is now available online