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MMSD – reflections on gaps remaining

by Luke Danielson

Two decades after the Global Mining Initiative and the Mining Minerals and Sustainable Development Project (MMSD), Luke Danielson – who served as Director – takes the opportunity for reflection on what this effort achieved, where it fell short, and what remains to be done – as identified in RMF's Closing the Gaps.

Accelerating responsible mining: spotlight on industry and multistakeholder initiatives

In support of the normalisation of responsible mining practices across the industry, RMF has conducted assessments of effective performance across a sample of six initiatives (EITI, ICMM, MAC TSM, UN Global Compact, the VPs, and WGC RGMP).

Why is gender still off the agenda of mining companies?

The Responsible Mining Foundation has been tracking gender action by mining companies since 2017 and the latest results are just in. The findings again show striking contrasts in what companies choose to focus on – gender balance in headquarter teams is quite widely addressed while gender in affected communities is largely ignored.

Beyond emissions reductions: climate change and mining

Commendable and important as mining companies’ commitments to become carbon-neutral are, emissions reduction is only one element of a responsible response to climate change. Recent research by RMF reveals that action to assess and address climate-related risks on people and environments impacted by mining – yet essential for a just transition – is conspicuously missing from current efforts by mining companies.

Fostering community-company engagement to address environmental impacts of mining

Recent initiatives by ETH and RMF illustrate the potential for mining-affected communities to actively engage with local mining companies on environmental issues.

Commodity trading transactions with governments: corporate transparency still rare

Recent research by RMF shows that very few of the companies making these trades disclose data about the payments they make. Normalisation of the public disclosure of commodity trading transactions is critically important to support financial integrity and good governance of extractive resources.

Es el momento de normalizar el respeto y la reparación de los Derechos Humanos en la minería

¿Cuál es la situación actual de los derechos humanos en el sector minero? Diez años después de la adopción de los Principios Rectores de las Naciones Unidas sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos (Principios Rectores), el RMI Report 2020 revela que las grandes empresas mineras evaluadas solamente alcanzan una puntuación promedio de un 19% en cuestiones relacionadas con los derechos humanos.

Riesgos de relaves: Se debe mantener el impulso

En el segundo aniversario del colapso de la presa de relaves en Brumadinho, Brasil, que mató al menos a 270 personas y destruyó los medios de vida y el medio ambiente de muchos otros, la industria minera parece más dispuesta que nunca a tomar en serio el tema de los riesgos de los relaves.

Artículos de investigación

MMSD – reflections on gaps remaining

Accelerating responsible mining: spotlight on industry and multistakeholder initiatives

Why is gender still off the agenda of mining companies?

Beyond emissions reductions: climate change and mining

Fostering community-company engagement to address environmental impacts of mining

Commodity trading transactions with governments: corporate transparency still rare

Es el momento de normalizar el respeto y la reparación de los Derechos Humanos en la minería

Riesgos de relaves: Se debe mantener el impulso