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Gemfields commits Montepuez Ruby Mining to IRMA audit

10 June 2025By

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is pleased to announce that Gemfields has committed Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) to third-party independent assessment against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Majority owned and operated by Gemfields, MRM is located in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique. It is the first gem mine to publicly commit to an IRMA independent audit.

KPMG PRI, an IRMA-approved independent audit firm, will be carrying out the assessment, which includes a desk review (stage 1) followed by an onsite audit (stage 2). After the KPMG PRI draft audit report is reviewed by IRMA and Gemfields, the company may release the report or can take up to twelve months to implement corrective actions and be re-assessed. When the assessment is complete, IRMA publishes a final report in which the audit firm assigns an overall IRMA Achievement Level, and explains how and why they scored the operation against each of the 400+ requirements of the IRMA Standard.

Stakeholder Engagement in the Assessment

Interested stakeholders and members of the public can sign up to receive updates about the MRM assessment (e.g., the timing of the stage 2 onsite visit, link to public summary of audit results). The Mines Under Assessment page of IRMA’s website will also provide up-to-date information on all assessments.

Members of the community, public officials, representatives of the workforce, or other organizations are invited to submit comments regarding how the mine site is managing their impacts to the environment including air, water, waste, greenhouse gases, and ecosystems; how the mine supports their workforce; and how the mine interacts with the surrounding community, and how it impacts the community, positively or negatively.

Interested parties may contact the independent audit firm, KPMG PRI, to share comments or to ask to be interviewed as part of the audit process. The audit firm can be reached by email at:

KPMG Performance Registrar Inc.
Kim Swanzey kswanzey@kpmg.ca

Please share this announcement, and feel free to contact KPMG PRI directly to provide names and contact information for other Gemfields stakeholders who may be interested in knowing about and participating in the mine site assessment process.

For more information

  • For information on the IRMA mine site assessment process and timeline.
  • For information about the Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) audit, visit IRMA’s MRM assessment status page.
  • If you would like more information on how audits of MRM are conducted against the IRMA standard — contact IRMA’s Director of Assurance: Michelle Smith, audits (at) responsiblemining.net
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Gemfields compromete-se com a auditoria IRMA da mineração de rubis

10 June 2025By

A Iniciativa para a Garantia da Mineração Responsável (IRMA) tem o prazer de anunciar que a Gemfields comprometeu-se a submeter a Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) a uma auditoria independente conduzida por terceiros, em conformidade com o Padrão IRMA para Mineração Responsável. A MRM, maioritariamente detida e operada pela Gemfields, está localizada na província de Cabo Delgado, em Moçambique. Esta é a primeira mina de gemas a comprometer-se publicamente com uma auditoria independente nos moldes da IRMA.

A auditoria será realizada pela KPMG PRI, uma entidade independente aprovada pela IRMA. O processo compreende duas fases: uma revisão documental (fase 1) e uma auditoria presencial no local (fase 2). Após a elaboração do relatório preliminar pela KPMG PRI, este será analisado pela IRMA e pela Gemfields. A empresa poderá optar por divulgar o relatório imediatamente ou utilizar até doze meses para implementar medidas corretivas e ser reavaliada. Uma vez concluída a avaliação, a IRMA publicará um relatório final, no qual será atribuído um nível global de conformidade, detalhando o desempenho da operação relativamente aos mais de 400 critérios exigidos.

Envolvimento das partes interessadas na avaliação

As partes interessadas e os membros do público podem inscrever-se para receber actualizações sobre a avaliação da MRM, incluindo o cronograma da visita ao local (fase 2) e o acesso ao resumo público dos resultados da auditoria. A página “Minas em Auditoria” no sítio web da IRMA também fornecerá informações actualizadas sobre todas as auditorias em curso.

Convidam-se os membros da comunidade, funcionários públicos, representantes da força de trabalho e de outras organizações a apresentar comentários sobre a forma como a mina gere os seus impactos ambientais —incluindo ar, água, resíduos, gases com efeito de estufa e ecossistemas —, bem como sobre o apoio prestado à força de trabalho e a relação com a comunidade local, incluindo os impactos positivos ou negativos daí resultantes.

As partes interessadas podem entrar em contacto com a empresa de auditoria independente, KPMG PRI, para partilhar comentários ou solicitar uma entrevista no âmbito do processo de auditoria. A auditoria independente pode ser contactada por correio eletrónico através do seguinte endereço:

KPMG Performance Registrar Inc.
Kim Swanzey kswanzey@kpmg.ca

Partilhe este anúncio com outras pessoas ou entidades que possam estar interessadas em acompanhar ou participar no processo de avaliação da mina da MRM. Não hesite em contactar a KPMG PRI para fornecer nomes e contactos de outras partes interessadas que possam contribuir para este processo.

Para mais informações

  • Para obter informações gerais sobre o processo de auditoria de minas conduzido pela IRMA, visite o sítio web.
  • IRMA Página de estado da auditoria independente da MRM: responsiblemining.net/mrm.
  • Para informações adicionais sobre como as auditorias da MRM são realizadas em conformidade com a IRMA, entre em contacto com a Directora de Garantia da IRMA: Michelle Smith Correio electrónico: audits (at) responsiblemining.net
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Le groupe minier CMOC entreprend un audit IRMA sur son site de TFM en RDC

5 June 2025By

L’Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA, en français : Initiative pour l’Assurance d’une Activité Minière Responsable) a le plaisir d’annoncer que le complexe minier Tenke Fengurume Mining (TFM) va être évalué de manière indépendante selon le « Standard IRMA pour une exploitation minière responsable », par un cabinet d’audit externe accrédité par IRMA. TFM extrait du cuivre et du cobalt en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC).

ERM CVS, un des cabinets d’audit indépendants agréés par IRMA, réalisera cette évaluation qui comprend d’abord une analyse documentaire (phase 1) puis un audit sur site (phase 2). A l’issue de ce processus, un rapport d’audit initial sera remis par ERM CVS à IRMA et à CMOC. Après analyse de ce rapport, le groupe minier CMOC pourra décider soit de le rendre public immédiatement et de recevoir le niveau de performance correspondant, soit de mettre en œuvre des mesures correctives (dans un délai maximal de douze mois) avant de refaire l’objet d’une nouvelle évaluation suivie de la publication d’un rapport final et de l’attribution du niveau de performance correspondant.

Participation des parties prenantes à l’évaluation

Les parties prenantes intéressées, les ayants-droits, et l’ensemble de la population peuvent s’inscrire pour recevoir des informations cet audit (par exemple, le calendrier de la visite sur site pour la phase 2 de l’audit, le lien vers le rapport d’audit une fois publié). La page « Independently Assessing Mines » du site web d’IRMA fourni également des informations actualisées sur tous les audits.

Les personnes riveraines du site, les membres des communautés locales, villes et villages, les fonctionnaires, les représentants et représentantes du personnel et des sous-traitants, et toutes autres organisations intéressées sont invités à soumettre d’ores et déjà leurs commentaires sur la manière dont le site minier est géré. Tous les sujets peuvent être abordés, que cela concerne les conséquences éventuelles sur l’environnement, en lien notamment avec l’eau, l’air, les déchets, les gaz à effet de serre et les écosystèmes ; la manière dont l’entreprise traite ses travailleurs et travailleuses ; ou les conséquences, positives ou négatives, de l’activité du site sur les communautés environnantes et la manière dont l’entreprise interagit avec elles.

Les personnes et organisations intéressées peuvent contacter le cabinet d’audit indépendant ERM CVS pour faire part de leurs commentaires ou demander à être consultées dans le cadre du processus d’audit. Le cabinet d’audit peut être contacté par e-mail:

Amanda Russell, e-mail :
post@ermcvs.com

Ou à l’adresse suivante :
ERM Certification and Verification Services Limited
Exchequer Court, 33 St Mary Axe, Londres, EC3A 8AA

Merci de partager au maximum cette annonce, et n’hésitez pas à contacter directement ERM CVS pour leur communiquer les noms et coordonnées d’autres parties prenantes qui pourraient être intéressées par cet audit et pour y prendre part.

Pour plus d’informations

  • Pour plus d’informations sur le processus IRMA pour l’évaluation des sites miniers, consultez le site web d’IRMA.
  • Pour plus d’informations sur l’audit du complexe minier Tenke Fengurume Mining (TFM), consultez la page dédiée sur le site d’IRMA.
  • Si vous souhaitez obtenir plus d’informations sur la manière dont l’audit du complexe TFM est mené selon le Standard IRMA, veuillez contacter la Directrice des Audits d’IRMA : Michelle Smith, audits (at) responsiblemining.net
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CMOC commits TFM complex to IRMA audit

5 June 2025By

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is pleased to announce that the CMOC Group has committed its Tenke Fengurume Mining (TFM) complex to third-party independent assessment against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. TFM extracts copper and cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

ERM CVS, an IRMA-approved independent audit firm, will be carrying out the assessment, which includes a desk review (stage 1) followed by an onsite audit (stage 2). After the ERM CVS draft audit report is reviewed by IRMA and CMOC, the company may release the report or has the option to take up to twelve months to implement corrective actions and be re-assessed before a final report is published and a Performance Level assigned.

Stakeholder Engagement in the Assessment

Interested stakeholders and members of the public can sign up to receive updates about the TFM assessment (e.g., the timing of the stage 2 onsite visit, link to public summary of audit results). The Mines Under Assessment page of IRMA’s website will also provide up-to-date information on all assessments.

Members of the community, public officials, representatives of the workforce, or other organizations are invited to submit comments regarding how the mine site is managing their impacts to the environment including air, water, waste, greenhouse gases, and ecosystems; how the mine supports their workforce; and how the mine interacts with the surrounding community, and how it impacts the community, positively or negatively.

Interested parties may contact the independent audit firm, ERM CVS, to share comments or to ask to be interviewed as part of the audit process. The audit firm can be reached by email at:

ERM Certification and Verification Services Limited
Exchequer Court, 33 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AA
Amanda Russell, Email: post@ermcvs.com

Please share this announcement, and feel free to contact ERM CVS directly to provide names and contact information for other TFM stakeholders who may be interested in knowing about and participating in the mine site assessment process.

For more information

  • For information on the IRMA mine site assessment process and timeline.
  • For information about the Tenke Fengurume Mining (TFM) audit, visit IRMA’s TFM assessment status page.
  • If you would like more information on how the audit of the TFM complex is conducted against the IRMA standard — contact IRMA’s Director of Assurance: Michelle Smith, audits (at) responsiblemining.net.
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Indaba 2025: Advancing Stakeholder Engagement and Remedy

21 March 2025By

On February 6th of 2025, IRMA had the privilege of hosting an interactive workshop on “Advancing Stakeholder Engagement and Remedy in the Mining Sector” as a side session of Investing in African Mining Indaba and Alternative Mining Indaba. The workshop reunited stakeholders in mining and responsible sourcing, as well as representatives of NGOs, workers, and local communities for an engaging discussion on the future of responsible mining.

The keynote

Estelle Levin at IRMA's Mining Indaba eventThe workshop was opened with a keynote by Estelle Levin-Nally, a human rights expert and Founder of Levin Sources, who shared her experience with remedy and its significance. She highlighted that remediation is one of the three core pillars of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and as these principles are increasingly being incorporated into national and international law, companies must demonstrate compliance, not only to meet legal requirements but also to align with business partner expectations.

She emphasized that unremediated past harms can leave individuals aggrieved, which undermines trust, discourages participation in company or regulatory initiatives, increases the likelihood of resistance and conflict, and hinders cooperative efforts that could maximize positive impacts for both business and society. Therefore, remedy serves as a pathway to healing for victims and their families, as the consequences of unremediated harms often persist across generations.

Estelle also shared insights into the challenges of implementing effective remedy in the mining sector. These include weak rule of law in many jurisdictions, which limits access to justice; autocratic regimes, which can lead to deregulation; the exclusion of remedy as a sixth step in due diligence under the OECD Minerals Guidance; and the complexity of different remedy pathways, which can create confusion for rightsholders regarding their entitlements and the mechanisms available to them. She concluded by stressing that business partners and civil society can do more to support affected rightsholders in understanding and accessing remedy when harms occur. While companies must be prepared for remediation, they should always prioritize prevention.

The workshop

Cecilia Mattea, IRMA’s Europe Regional Lead, continued the discussion by introducing the draft IRMA Remedy Framework and its purpose to respond to communities and workers who have been harmed by mineral exploration, development, and processing. Because the absence of remediation often leads to conflict and mistrust, the remedy framework could provide meaningful solutions for past and ongoing harms and a pathway for mining companies to regain trust. 

She also outlined and explained IRMA’s accountability mechanisms that support remediation efforts, including IRMA-Standard requirements for operational-level grievance mechanism; IRMA Membership Principles and Policy of Association and its policy of disassociation; the IRMA Feedback and Complaints Mechanism; and, finally, the IRMA Remedy Framework, which is currently under development.

Participants were then invited to reflect on and engage with key questions regarding the Remedy Framework. For example:

  • What should the IRMA Remedy Framework include? What would you like to see?
  • How far past should remediation go? How to ensure that communities are aware of their rights, and whose role is that?
  • Should the IRMA remedy framework be limited to assessed sites? 

Cecilia shared some of the suggestions IRMA received from previous engagements with stakeholders, NGOs, and remediation experts. These recommendations include ensuring that the framework is inclusive in its design, reflects the complexities on the ground, aligns with regulatory requirements such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, and does not impose an additional burden on Indigenous Peoples but rather complements existing tools.

As participants engaged in the discussion, interesting points were raised regarding how governments can engage in this process and how to ensure it doesn’t restrict access to remedy through the judicial system but rather establishes a positive link to it; which other institutions could play a role in the remediation process; how traditional leaderships structures could contribute to the process; and whether it would be better for IRMA to support access to remedy rather than create a new framework.

At the end of the session, Johannes Danz, sustainability expert at Mercedes Benz, shared the business perspective on supporting the project and standards, highlighting their benefits in fostering interaction across the supply chain, resolving conflicts, building trust, strengthening relationships, and improving access to remedy.

The workshop provided an invaluable learning experience across sectors through dialogue and engagement, fostering a deeper understanding of the role of the IRMA Remedy Framework and stakeholders’ expectations.

IRMA thanks all the participants for their contributions in the workshop.

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Anglo American’s Mogalakwena PGM mine completes IRMA audit

13 March 2025By

South African complex achieves IRMA 50 when audited against the world’s only equally governed mining standard

13 March 2025 – Today the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) released the audits of Anglo American’s Mogalakwena PGM complex against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Independent audit firm ERM-CVS assessed Mogalakwena at IRMA 50 when measuring its performance against the Standard’s best practice social and environmental criteria.

IRMA 50 means that ERM-CVS verified that the operations at least substantially met all 40 critical requirements of the IRMA Standard, as well as at least 50% of the Standard’s criteria in each of the four principle areas: social responsibility, environmental responsibility, business integrity and planning for positive legacies. The full audit reports are available on the Mogalakwena audit page on the IRMA website.

The information stakeholders need to decide what’s going well — and what may require more attention.

“This report demonstrates that mines can point to transparent, independent evaluations of their environmental and social performance,” said Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director of IRMA. “Through detailed IRMA audit reports, mining companies, communities and companies that purchase mined materials can gain the information they need, to decide what’s going well — and what may require more attention — at specific mines.”

As the IRMA Standard is recognized and adopted around the globe, these audits are steps in a deepening dialogue between mining companies and those affected by their operations. Because the process is still evolving, the results should be reviewed and interpreted accordingly.

“An increasing number of community members and workers are engaging in IRMA audits, and they’re using the audit reports to communicate directly with the mining company about their priorities for improvement,” Ms. Boulanger said. “If readers find results inconsistent with their experience, we encourage them to share their perspectives with IRMA and the company so that we can improve the audit review process and support continuing improvement at the site—as community members and NGOs have already done in this case.”

“We are always looking to improve not only mining practices, but also IRMA’s system. IRMA’s improvements, and being transparent about how we need to improve, is built into our system and a measure of its success,” said Ms. Boulanger.

Craig Miller, CEO of Anglo American Platinum said, “This milestone at Mogalakwena is significant in our overall adoption of IRMA. It enables us to promote transparency and best practice in sustainability, while adding value to our global customers by helping them meet the increasing expectations for responsibly mined materials in an efficient and credible way.  With IRMA 50, we have accomplished our sustainable mining plan target of having all our mining operations assured against a recognised responsible mining standard by 2025.”

Including Mogalakwena, 23 industrial-scale mines worldwide are within the IRMA independent assessment system. After an initial self-assessment, a participating mine engages a third-party audit firm — trained and approved by IRMA — to conduct a detailed independent evaluation, including on-site visits to the mine and nearby communities. Following the release of the initial audit, a shorter surveillance audit checks on the mine’s performance. Three years after the initial audit, the operation is fully audited again. (Note: The first mines audited in the IRMA system have had extensions to this timeline due to Covid delays and launch-phase learning; updated full reviews will be required to maintain or increase achievement scores.)

The independent IRMA system is the only global mining standard that provides equal power to the public sector (communities and Indigenous rights holders, mine workers, and environmental and human rights advocates) alongside the private sector (mining companies, mined materials purchasers and investors).

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IRMA at Indaba: Mining Sustainability Standards interview

7 February 2025By

From the Mining Indaba website:

In this compelling interview for Mining Indaba TV, J.J. Messner de Latour, Sector Lead for Downstream Purchasers at the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), delves into the challenges and opportunities of implementing rigorous mining standards in the African mining industry.

J.J. discusses ways to overcome obstacles, improve transparency and accountability, and align with global best practices to ensure sustainable development. He also addresses the complexity of multiple mining standards and explores whether a unified industry standard is the solution. For junior miners, J.J. shares valuable advice on adopting best practices from the outset of their projects. Finally, he offers his perspective on what future-proofing African mining means today.

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IRMA at Mining Indaba 2025

7 January 2025By

This is where you will find IRMA at Indaba 2025:

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Syrah’s Balama is 1st graphite operation to complete IRMA audit

19 December 2024By

[em português]

19 December – Today the Initiative for Responsible Mining (IRMA) released the results of an independent audit of Syrah’s Balama graphite operation (“Balama”) in Mozambique against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Balama achieved IRMA 50 after the independent audit firm SCS Global Services measured its performance versus the Standard’s 400+ criteria.

Balama is one of 22 industrial-scale mining operations worldwide engaged in independent audits with the IRMA system. After an initial self-assessment, a participating mine engages a third-party audit firm — trained and approved by IRMA — to conduct a detailed independent evaluation, including on-site visits to the mine and nearby communities.

IRMA 50 means SCS Global Services verified Balama met all critical requirements of the IRMA Standard, as well as at least 50% of the Standard’s criteria in each of the four areas: social responsibility, environmental responsibility, business integrity and planning for positive legacies. The full audit report is available on the Balama audit page at responsiblemining.net.

“The information stakeholders need to decide what’s going well — and what may require more attention.”

“This report demonstrates that mines supplying materials essential to the renewable energy transition can point to transparent, independent evaluations of their environmental and social performance,” said Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director of IRMA. “Through detailed IRMA audit reports, mining companies, communities and companies that purchase mined materials can gain the information they need to decide what’s going well — and what may require more attention — at specific mines.”

As the IRMA Standard is recognized and adopted around the globe, these audits are just the first steps in a deepening dialogue between mining companies and those affected by their operations. And because the process is still evolving, IRMA cautions that the initial results should be reviewed and interpreted accordingly.

“If the results don’t fully reflect the experience of communities or other affected groups, we want to hear from them,” Ms. Boulanger said. “We’ll help them communicate with the company to better understand its performance, and with the auditors on any issues they feel were overlooked in the review. This is a cornerstone of our own commitment to transparency. We invite anyone who has criticisms of our work to join us in making it better. Finding ways to improve is built into our system — and a measure of its success.”

“This accomplishment is a first in the global graphite industry and highlights nearly a decade of strengthening our differentiated ESG performance.”

“Achieving IRMA 50 is a significant milestone for Syrah in our commitment to operate in line with international best practice for responsible mining. This accomplishment is a first in the global graphite industry and highlights nearly a decade of strengthening our differentiated ESG performance, particularly Balama’s strong safety record, investment in training and developing a highly skilled workforce, ongoing community development, human rights due diligence, legal governance and compliance, stakeholder engagement and demonstrated commitment to environmental sustainability,” said Syrah Managing Director and CEO, Shaun Verner.

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is (1) a voluntary mining standard describing best practices to protect people and the environment, (2) an assurance process to measure mines against that standard, and (3) an organization equally governed by representatives of six affected stakeholder sectors – communities, organized labor, NGOs, finance, purchasers and mining companies — that oversees the standard and the assurance process. IRMA is globally unique in that its governance provides communities equal power to mining companies, and the non-commercial interests the same power as commercial interests.

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Balama é a primeira operação de grafite a concluir a auditoria da IRMA

19 December 2024By

[in english]

19 de Dezembro – Hoje, a Iniciativa para a Garantia de Mineração Responsável (IRMA) divulgou os resultados de uma auditoria independente da operação de grafite da Syrah em Balama (“Balama”) em função do Padrão para a Mineração Responsável da IRMA. Balama atingiu o nível IRMA 50 depois de a firma de auditoria independente SCS Global Services ter medido o seu desempenho em relação aos mais de quatrocentos critérios do Padrão.

A operação da Syrah em Balama é uma das 22 operações mineiras de escala industrial em todo o mundo envolvidas em auditorias independentes com o sistema IRMA. Após uma auto-avaliação inicial, uma mina participante contrata uma empresa de auditoria externa, com formação e aprovação da IRMA, para efectuar uma avaliação independente pormenorizada, incluindo visitas presencias a operação mineira e às comunidades próximas.

O IRMA 50 significa que a SCS Global Services verificou que Balama cumpria todos os requisitos críticos do Padrão IRMA, bem como pelo menos 50% dos critérios do Padrão em cada uma das quatro áreas: responsabilidade social, responsabilidade ambiental, integridade empresarial e planeamento para legados positivos. O relatório de auditoria completo está disponível na página da auditoria de Balama em responsiblemining.net.

“As informações necessárias para decidir o que está a correr bem e o que pode exigir mais atenção.”

“Este relatório demonstra que as minas que fornecem materiais essenciais com vista à transição para as energias renováveis podem apontar para avaliações transparentes e independentes do seu desempenho ambiental e social”, afirmou Aimee Boulanger, Directora Executiva da IRMA. “Através de relatórios de auditoria da IRMA pormenorizados, as empresas de mineração, as comunidades e as empresas que adquirem os materiais extraídos podem obter as informações necessárias para decidir o que está a correr bem e o que pode exigir mais atenção em minas específicas.”

Dado que o Padrão da IRMA é reconhecido e adoptado em todo o mundo, estas auditorias são apenas os primeiros passos no aprofundamento do diálogo entre as empresas mineiras e as pessoas afectadas pela respectiva actividade. E porque o processo ainda está em evolução, a IRMA adverte que os resultados iniciais devem ser revistos e interpretados em conformidade.

“Se os resultados não reflectem plenamente a experiência das comunidades, dos titulares de direitos indígenas ou de outros grupos afectados, queremos ouvir as respectivas opiniões”, afirmou a Sra. Boulanger. “Ajudá-los-emos a comunicar com a empresa para compreender melhor o seu desempenho e com os auditores sobre quaisquer questões que achem que tenham sido negligenciadas na análise. Esta é uma pedra basilar do nosso compromisso para com a transparência. Convidamos qualquer pessoa que tenha críticas acerca do nosso trabalho a juntar se a nós para o tornarmos melhor. A procura de maneiras de melhorar está incorporada no nosso sistema e é uma medida do seu sucesso.”

“Esta conquista é a primeira na indústria global de grafite e destaca quase uma década de fortalecimento do nosso desempenho diferenciado em ESG”

“Alcançar o IRMA 50 é um marco significativo para a Syrah no seu compromisso de operar em linha com as melhores práticas internacionais de mineração responsável. Esta conquista é a primeira na indústria global de grafite e destaca quase uma década de fortalecimento do nosso desempenho diferenciado em ESG. O sólido registo de segurança de Balama, o investimento em formação e no desenvolvimento de uma força de trabalho altamente qualificada, o contínuo desenvolvimento na comunidade, a devida diligência em matéria de direitos humanos, a governação e conformidade legal, o envolvimento com as partes interessadas e o compromisso demonstrado com a sustentabilidade ambiental foram elementos cruciais no processo com o IRMA”, destacou o Diretor-Executivo e CEO da Syrah, Shaun Verner.

A Iniciativa para a Garantia de Mineração Responsável (IRMA) é: (1) um padrão de mineração voluntário que descreve as melhores práticas para proteger as pessoas e o ambiente, (2) um processo de garantia para mensurar as minas em função desse padrão, e (3) uma organização dirigida em pé de igualdade por representantes de seis sectores de partes interessadas afectadas (comunidades, trabalhadores organizados, ONG, sector financeiro, compradores e empresas mineiras) que supervisiona a norma e o processo de garantia. A IRMA é mundialmente única no sentido em que a sua governação proporciona às comunidades um poder equivalente ao das empresas mineiras e aos interesses não comerciais um poder igual ao dos interesses comerciais.

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