On the last day of the EITI Global Conference in Sydney, ICMM hosted a breakfast session on mining’s contribution to sustainable development. Each panellist was asked what they considered the top three social and economic challenges the mining and metals industry would face over the next 5-10 years.
The Brazilian Mining Association (IBRAM) and ICMM have hosted a one-day seminar on climate change with 35 government officials, policy makers, researchers and industry representatives attending.
This edition of ICMM's Good Practice newsletter is focused on the latest developments and progress of EITI.
On 21 May, ICMM took part in the Mining for Development Conference in Sydney, Australia. The conference brought together over 600 delegates from 69 countries across the world to build links and share knowledge between government, civil society, academia and companies in the mining for development field.
ICMM welcomes the Instituto de Seguridad Minera (ISEM) as its latest member association. ISEM’s main objective is to improve the health and safety standards in Peruvian mines through training and dissemination of best practices in the mining industry.
On 13 May, ICMM’s Ben Davies joined Bill Adams (Rio Tinto) and Hugh Potter (Environment Agency, UK) to chair a session on the effects of mining on the local environment.
The ICMM Council of CEOs has approved an Indigenous Peoples and Mining Position Statement.
ICMM together with the Brazilian Mining Association (IBRAM) have released a new report: The mining sector in Brazil: building institutions for sustainable development.
ICMM has just launched a series of reports on climate change intended to demonstrate that our members in the mining and metals industry are ready and able to play a constructive and pragmatic role in climate change policy discussions.
ICMM has released Responsible reporting of mineral assets describing the work of the Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards (CRIRSCO).
