Mining and metals are critically important to society - from supporting the promotion of sustainable economic growth and the building of resilient and inclusive communities to enabling the innovations needed to address the urgency of climate change - but they must be produced responsibly.
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) is committed to ethical business practices that support sustainable development. Developed with extensive input from a variety of stakeholders, ICMM’s Mining Principles respond to evolving societal expectations of industry by strengthening ICMM’s member requirements on myriad issues - such as resettlement, mine closure pollution and waste.
Building on the values of members, ICMM’s Mining Principles define good practice environmental, social and governance requirements of company members that, in turn, will support progress towards the global targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Incorporating robust site-level validation of performance expectations and credible assurance of corporate sustainability reports, ICMM’s Mining Principles seek to maximise the industry’s benefits to host communities, while minimising negative impacts to effectively manage issues of concern to society.
The ICMM Mining Principles are aligned with the objectives of other responsible sourcing initiatives, and we encourage all responsible mining companies to join our members in adopting them.