THE MINERALS C OUNCIL AND SUS T AINABLE DEVEL OPMENT Or ganisa tional o v ervie w and s tr a t egy In addition the ICMM has de v eloped position s ta t ements tha t include se v er al manda t ory r equir ements t o augment the ICMM 10 Principles f or sus tainable de v elopment on the f ollo wing aspects mining and pr ot ect ed ar eas clima t e change polic y design mer cury risk management indigenous peoples and mining tr anspar enc y of miner al r e v enues tailings go v ernanc e mining partnerships f or de v elopment w a t er s t e w ar dship Human Rights Fr ame w ork T o w ar ds the end of 20 18 the ICMM became the frs t indus try body t o c ommit t o the Unit ed Na tions Guiding Principles on Busines s and Human Rights and their implementa tion f or which ne w membership r equir ements ha v e been de v eloped and benchmarks set f or the indus try s en vir onmental and social perf ormanc e In line with this the Miner als C ouncil has de v eloped a Human Rights Fr ame w ork f or the South A frican mining indus try T he Miner als C ouncil is curr ently engaging e xt ernal s tak eholders r ela ting t o the c ont ent of the Human Rights Fr ame w ork and as sis ting our members t o unders tand and int ernalise its implica tions 10 PRINCIPLES Implement eff ectiv e risk management s tr a t egies and s y s t ems based on sound scienc e and which ac c ount f or s tak eholder per c eptions of risks 4 Apply ethical busines s pr actic es and sound s y s t ems of c orpor a t e go v ernanc e and tr anspar enc y t o support sus tainable de v elopment 1 P ursue c ontinual impr o v ement in health and saf ety perf ormanc e with the ultima t e goal of z er o harm 5 R espect human rights and the int er es ts cultur es cus t oms and v alues of emplo y ees and c ommunities aff ect ed b y our activities 3 Int egr a t e sus tainable de v elopment in c orpor a t e s tr a t egy and decisionmaking pr oc es ses 2 P ursue c ontinual impr o v ement in social perf ormanc e and c ontribut e t o the social ec onomic and ins titutional de v elopment of hos t c ountries and c ommunities 9 P ursue c ontinual impr o v ement in en vir onmental perf ormanc e is sues such as w a t er s t e w ar dship ener gy use and clima t e change 6 F acilita t e and support the kno wledgebase and s y s t ems f or r esponsible design use r euse r ec y cling and disposal of pr oducts c ontaining metals and miner als 8 C ontribut e t o the c onserv a tion of biodiv ersity and int egr a t ed appr oaches t o landuse planning 7 Pr oactiv ely engage k e y s tak eholders on sus tainable de v elopment challenges and opportunities in an open and tr anspar ent manner Eff ectiv ely r eport and independently v erify pr ogr es s and perf ormanc e 10 As an as socia t e member of the ICMM which is dedica t ed t o ensuring a saf e f air r esponsible and sus tainable global mining indus try the Miner als C ouncil and our members thr ough the Membership C ompact support the ICMM s 10 principles f or sus tainable de v elopment in the mining and metals indus try 1 4 7 10 2 5 8 3 6 9 P age 6