Global T ailings R e view In 2019 the International C ouncil on Mining and Metals ICMM the United Nations En vir onment Pr ogramme UNEP and the Principles for Responsible In v estment PRI c ommitted to adopt a new Global T ailings Stan dard under the leadership of Dr Bruno Oberle a former State Secr etary for the En vir onment in Switz erland see www globaltailingsr eview org In parallel most mining c ompanies in E ur ope undertook an ac c elerated r eview of curr ent practic es E ur omines pla y ed an intermediate r ole between the Global T ailings Review and E ur omines mem Map of E uropean responses to the In v estor Mining and T ailings Safety Initiativ e launched b y The Church of England Pensions Board and The C ouncil on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension F unds in 2019 in relation to earthquak e hazard distribution GRID Arendal 2019 ber c ompanies and federations Meanwhile E ur omines also spear headed an adhoc critical r eview of the ongoing work to finalise a E ur opean standard on h ydraulic plac e ment of extractiv e waste in light of the Brumadinho inci dent Both the Global T ailings Standard and the E ur opean Standard ar e expected to be finalised in 2020 Table of Contents page 33 of 35 S ustainabi li ty and Competi ti veness