Resources

Learn how ICMM is promoting leading environmental and social practices to encourage better industry performance.

Partnering for sustainable development

Developing strong partnerships with host communities is a prerequisite for sustainable development. Here are a few success stories from ICMM's members.

Case Studies

Inclusive economic opportunities

The mining and metals industry has enormous potential to accelerate community development by acting as a catalyst for economic and social change. Here are a few success stories from ICMM's members.

Case Studies

Community development

Community development is the process of increasing the strength and resilience of communities, improving people’s quality of life and wellbeing. Here are a few success stories from ICMM's members.

Case Studies

Company-Community Relations: Training Materials

A series of training materials based on key concepts from our suite of guidance to assist companies in developing mutually supportive and resilient company-community relationships.

Guidance & toolkits

Benchmarking Safety Data: Progress of ICMM Company Members (2016)

ICMM is committed to strengthening health and safety performance to reduce operational fatalities to zero. As part of this commitment ICMM produces an annual safety data report.

Research & briefings

Annual Report, 2016

Read our Annual Report for 2016.

Organisational communications

Shared Water, Shared Responsibility, Shared Approach: Water in the Mining Sector

Shares some of the practical challenges, successes and lessons learned from companies and local partners who have worked to tackle shared water risks and develop shared opportunities.

Research & briefings

Water Stewardship: Position Statement

Promoting the use of water in ways that are socially equitable, environmentally sustainable, and economically beneficial.

Organisational communications

Good Practice Guidance on Occupational Health Risk Assessment

Provides a practical tool to assist companies in protecting the health and wellbeing of their workforce via the implementation of occupational health risk assessments (HRAs).

Guidance & toolkits

Review of Tailings Management Guidelines and Recommendations for Improvement

A review of corporate-level tailings storage facility management across the ICMM membership, including standards, guidelines and risk controls, governance and emergency preparedness.

Research & briefings

Tailings Governance Framework: Position Statement

Enhancing focus on the key governance elements necessary for maintaining the integrity of tailings storage facilities (TSFs).

Organisational communications

Role of Mining in National Economies: Mining Contribution Index (3rd Edition)

This edition shows the significant contribution of mining and metals to national economies and provides an update to ICMM's Mining Contribution Index.

Research & briefings

Benchmarking Safety Data: Progress of ICMM Company Members (2015)

ICMM is committed to strengthening health and safety performance to reduce operational fatalities to zero. As part of this commitment ICMM produces an annual safety data report.

Research & briefings

Annual Report, 2015

Read our Annual Report for 2015.

Organisational communications

Land Acquisition and Resettlement: Lessons Learned

Providing practical insights based on real experience on how resettlement activities can be done well – avoiding harm to communities and positively contributing to development.

Guidance & toolkits

Demonstrating Value: A Guide to Responsible Sourcing

Demonstrating value offers a set of tools that help mining companies establish sustainable procurement processes and participate in external responsible sourcing programmes.

Guidance & toolkits

Mining and Metals and the Circular Economy

Exploring the role of mining and metals in the circular economy – an emerging concept that aims to draw the maximum value from materials.

Research & briefings

Understanding Company–Community Relations Toolkit

Helping mining and metals operations to understand and measure their relationship with host communities, and how to take practical steps to increase community support.

Guidance & toolkits

Indigenous Peoples and Mining: Good Practice Guide

Providing practical tools and case studies to support mining and metals companies in building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous Peoples.

Guidance & toolkits

Good Practices for the Collection of Biodiversity Baseline Data

A step-by-step guide to collecting biodiversity data.

Guidance & toolkits