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ICMM’s Mining Principles define good practice environmental, social and governance requirements for the mining and metals industry through a comprehensive set of performance expectations.

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Our work in focus

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Supporting the flow of information and good practice on member responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (2020)

Setting a global benchmark to achieve strong social, environmental and technical outcomes.

Media releases

Spotlighting our work in strengthening the social and environmental performance of the mining and metals industry.

Guidance

The value of minerals and metals

ICMM publishes Spanish edition of guidance on handling and resolving local-level community concerns and grievances

On Human Rights Day, ICMM is publishing a Spanish language edition of its guidance 'Handling and Resolving Local Level Concerns and Grievances'.

News 10-Dec-2020

What we learned about the mining sector's priorities for business integrity in times of crisis

Considerations from the first in a series of discussions on business integrity in mining organised by WEF's PACI, ICMM, EITI and Transparency International's Accountable Mining Programme.

Story 09-Dec-2020

ICMM announces equivalency benchmarks with other responsible sourcing standards

ICMM has published a series of equivalency benchmarks that compare the requirements of ICMM’s Mining Principles with with other responsible sourcing standards.

News 08-Dec-2020

Making a positive contribution

There is an expectation that the private sector can and should play a significant role in promoting and supporting the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Comprising a universal set of targets, the goals seek to expand on the eight anti-poverty goals of the now expired Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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