The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is a coalition of nongovernment organizations, mining companies, businesses purchasing minerals and metals for resale in other products, affected communities, and trade unions. IRMA's vision is that of a world in which the mining industry is respectful of the human rights and the aspirations of affected communities; provides safe, healthy and respectful workplaces; avoids or minimizes harm to the environment; and leaves positive legacies. Our mission is to establish a multi-stakeholder and independently-verified responsible mining assurance system that improves social and environmental performance and creates value for the mine sites which lead. The Standard for Responsible Mining launched in June 2018 is a precedent-setting global certification program for industrial-scale mine sites. With growing awareness and demand for ecologically and socially-responsible products jewelers, electronics businesses and others have sought assurances that the minerals they purchase are mined responsibly. The Standard for Responsible Mining’s best practice requirements for mining include elements such as health and safety for workers, human rights, community engagement, pollution control, mining in conflict-affected areas, rights of indigenous peoples, transparency in revenue payments from companies to governments, and land reclamation once mining is done. IRMA invites stakeholders to join a robust global dialogue through engagement with the interactive Responsible Mining Map www.map.responsiblemining.net.
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💥 Fantastic morning session on "Operationalizing #FPIC" by Cultural Survival SIRGE Coalition and IRMA Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance today at the OECD - OCDE Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains 💥 Check out these resources: Guidance on FPIC: https://lnkd.in/gWSY4Ur5 FPIC Due Diligence Questionaire by First Peoples Worldwide https://lnkd.in/gPNNjPYp
Tomorrow!
RSVP to join IRMA, SIRGE Coalition & First Peoples Worldwide on 24 May to discuss and share guidance about #FreePriorInformedConsent at OECD - OCDE's Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains. Scan the QR code to RSVP. #FPIC #responsiblemining #indigenousrights
Sibanye-Stillwater has committed its Marikana PGM operation to an independent audit against the IRMA Standard to be conducted by ERM CVS. https://lnkd.in/epkZJ5zK #responsiblemining #ESG
RSVP to join IRMA, SIRGE Coalition & First Peoples Worldwide on 24 May to discuss and share guidance about #FreePriorInformedConsent at OECD - OCDE's Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains. Scan the QR code to RSVP. #FPIC #responsiblemining #indigenousrights
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While the UN has declared FPIC is a right for Indigenous peoples, it is rare for it to be applied to mining proposals so that Indigenous communities have the right to decide whether they want a mine. Join representatives of IRMA Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance , the SIRGE Coalition and First Peoples Worldwide at the OECD - OCDE Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains to discuss the what and how of Free Prior and Informed Consent for #responsiblemining. Scan the QR code to RSVP.
SIRGE Coalition is attending the 17th OECD - OCDE Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains in Paris this month! Join us for the partner-led session: Operationalizing Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) across Transition Mineral Supply Chains on Friday, May 24th from 9am-10:30am. Despite significant global normative progress, the proper implementation of FPIC at mining sites continues to be a challenge. This workshop will introduce new guidance materials on FPIC, including relevant resources for identifying Indigenous Peoples globally and an initial set of commonly asked questions and answers to help investors and purchasers of mined materials strengthen their independent due diligence related to FPIC. Workshop participants will be invited to share their experiences, ask additional questions, and offer examples of leading performance. Speakers include: Galina Angarova, Executive Director of SIRGE Coalition Kate Finn, Executive Director of First Peoples Worldwide Rebecca Burton, Deputy Director of IRMA Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance To RSVP, email Clara Pizarro at cpizarro@responsiblemining.net or scan the QR code. #SIRGECoalition #JustTransition #IndigenousRights #IndigenousPeoples #FreePriorAndInformedConsent #FPIC #UNDRIP #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #HumanRights #EnergyTransition #TransitionMinerals
RSVP to join IRMA Deputy Director Rebecca Burton, BHRRC, Germany's Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and others at the OECD - OCDE Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains to discuss #humanrights #duediligence in mineral supply for #renewables (solar and wind). https://lnkd.in/eiu2pZhR #responsiblemining #ESG
Join us at the OECD - OCDE Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains next week for two sessions on human rights in transition mineral supply chains ⚡️ On 21 May we'll unpack new findings from the 5th edition of our Transition Minerals Tracker, exploring risk drivers and perspectives and reflections from communities and Indigenous Peoples on how the private sector and States can genuinely foster meaningful engagement with local rights holders to achieve shared prosperity and respect for human rights in transition mineral supply chains. On 23 May we'll join the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe to focus on overcoming challenges in undertaking effective human rights due diligence in the context of upstream mineral supply chains of the wind and solar energy sectors, including the role of industries, investors and development finance institutions. Register: 21 May: Too many abuses, too few benefits? 📝https://lnkd.in/eiJzeqx3 23 May: Human rights due diligence in upstream mineral supply chains of solar & wind energy sectors 📝 https://lnkd.in/eiu2pZhR #renewable #mining #energy #justtransition #supplychain
An update on the IRMA Standards 2.0 revision from Standard Director Pierre Petit-De Pasquale.
For those of you who are wondering about the IRMA Standard revision process, we are deep into it right now, and still hope to deliver a new version to the world by the end of the year; if (and only if) IRMA's Board of Directors approves it. More information there: https://lnkd.in/ekH23Dd5
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Une interview en français pour parler d' IRMA Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance , des problèmes systémiques de l'industrie minière, de la rigueur de notre standard mais aussi des limites intrinsèques aux processus d'audit et d'évaluation. "Une autre différence fondamentale repose sur le fait que nous n’utilisons plus le terme de « certification ». Trop souvent, les mécanismes de certification sont utilisés comme des réponses simplistes à des problèmes complexes. Avec IRMA, les sites peuvent être évalués par rapport au standard, obtenir un « niveau de performance », et prouver qu’il y a une amélioration dans le temps." Merci à Perrine Mouterde pour son travail (Le Monde) https://lnkd.in/etKzitpE
Better titled "Is responsible mining possible?" this article discusses not just mining practices and how we can improve them, but also the behavioral changes we can make as we electrify global energy production. By Augusta Dwyer. #responsiblemining #ESG #responsiblesourcing #environment #humanrights https://lnkd.in/ggRuSCKT
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We are privileged to host Rebecca Burton and Robert ("Bob") Walker from IRMA Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance on May 16 at 9:00 am EDT / 2:00 pm BST for a thought-provoking discussion on responsible mining and its impact on the financial industry. They will share insights on the current state of affairs and trends in responsible mining and provide updates on the IRMA standards and best practices. As a multi-stakeholder initiative that includes mining companies, purchasers, organized labor, civil society, affected communities, and investors, IRMA has been developing best practice standards for years. Independent audit reports based on the IRMA Standard are now being published, offering valuable information to financial professionals, including investors, about performance gaps that need to be addressed. Register now by clicking the link here: https://hubs.li/Q02wktWz0 #mining #sustainability #esg #assetmanagement