Energia
Mining leaders make landmark commitments to support a nature positive future
1. No mining or exploration in World Heritage Sites and respect all legally designated protected areas.
2. Achieve at least no net loss of biodiversity at all mine sites by closure against a 2020 baseline.
3. Develop initiatives and partnerships that halt and reverse nature loss throughout supply and distribution chains.
4. Around operations through local partnerships, including with Indigenous Peoples, land-connected peoples and local communities.
5. Acting to change the fundamental systems that contribute to nature loss and fostering opportunities for nature's recovery.
These commitments apply to activities across all four realms of nature – land, freshwater, oceans and atmosphere – leveraging companies' areas of influence – from their direct operations, value chains and wider landscapes, through to creating the conditions required to achieve systems transformation. They are supported by transparent disclosures on performance outcomes, including publishing the results of nature-related impact and dependency assessments, and setting targets to address these.
announced the nature commitments at a Nature Positive Initiative event in Davos today, commenting:
ICMM members have already implemented a number of initiatives focused on conservation and restoration, for example, strengthening protection for areas of high biodiversity value, developing innovative technologies for improved seed performance during landscape revegetation, and defending important habitats from invasive species. ICMM's new commitments will enhance these to drive performance across the industry.
, said:
The commitments on direct operations, value chain and governance and transparency apply to all members, and individual members will select at least one of three commitment options relating to wider landscapes and systems transformation, in order to maximise their positive contribution.
These commitments were published as part of a Position Statement setting out ICMM members' approach to contributing to a nature positive future guided by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and ICMM's existing commitments in relation to protected areas, Indigenous Peoples, water and respecting human rights as per the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). Action on nature is an integral part of ICMM's Mining Principles, representing our member companies' comprehensive commitment to a responsible mining and metals industry.
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ICMM's Nature Position Statement is available here
Media pack including quotes from ICMM member CEOs and high-res images from company members that are available for publication with the piece (please credit the source company) is available on the ICMM website: https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/news/2024/nature-media-kit
As of 17 January 19.00 GMT, learn more about ICMM's nature commitments and action already happening on the ground on our new Nature Hub https://nature.icmm.com , including:
ICMM stands for mining with principles. We bring together approximately a third of the world's mining industry, along with key partners to drive leadership, action, and innovation for sustainable development. Through collaboration, ICMM member companies set the standard for responsibly produced minerals and metals to help build a safe, just and sustainable world.
From a 2020 baseline
ICMM members made these commitments in 2003 and 2018
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