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20.07.09
ICMM presents new guidance note on mining and human rights
ICMM presents “Human Rights in the Metals and Mining Industry: Overview, Management Approach and Issues”, the first in a line of publications affirming the organization’s commitment to uphold human rights.
The objective of this publication is to provide an overview of the main challenges and dilemmas that companies in the mining and metals sector often face. More specifically, it reviews management approaches that member companies have applied to dealing with human rights challenges.
ICMM believes that human rights are a fundamental part of sustainable development. One of the principles adopted by the Council of CEO’s in 2003 was that members should “uphold fundamental human rights and respect customs, cultures and values.”
In the past decade, the issue of human rights has assumed increasing prominence in discussions concerning corporate social responsibility in general, and the extractives sector in particular.
While many leading companies accepted that business had some responsibilities with respect to human rights, the scope of what these responsibilities ought to be has been hotly debated.
The “Protect, Respect and Remedy” framework produced by John Ruggie in 2008 provided some much needed clarity, and outlined in a complete and compelling way the distinctive, albeit complementary, roles of states and corporations.
ICMM welcomed this framework, which forms the theoretical basis of the organization’s work on human rights.
This publication aims to:
- Outline the various elements of the SD Framework relating to human rights (in addition to a core set of 10 Principles, the Framework also comprises a number of ICMM Position Statements and detailed reporting and assurance requirements1);
- Highlight key pressure points of relevance to business and human rights, as well as some relevant external tools and initiatives; and
- Briefly document approaches to dealing with human rights issues adopted by a number of ICMM members in order to facilitate the spread of good practice.
The main audience for the guidance is ICMM’s members and other interested companies in the mining industry.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Principle 03:
Uphold fundamental human rights and respect cultures, customs and values in dealings with employees and others who are affected by our activities.
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