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Join us at Resourcing Tomorrow next week! On Tuesday 3 December, ICMM’s CEO Rohitesh Dhawan, will deliver an opening keynote, exploring how the mining industry, through the consolidation of standards, can break out of its echo chamber and drive meaningful change. Later that day, ICMM’s Innovation Director Bryony Clear Hill will?speak alongside President, CEO & Director of CoTec Julian Treger and John Carr, CEO of Future Element, on a panel on how circular thinking can transform tailings management. Together, they’ll discuss how principles taken from the circular economy have the potential to unlock sustainable, safer and more profitable pathways to mitigating mine-waste. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eNa8mB-B

Most things needed for a sustainable future – wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles – are metal intensive. Reaching net zero by 2050 will require an estimated 3 billion tonnes of metals to support the clean energy transition. To meet demand while staying on track with the world’s sustainable development goals, we need to embrace circularity — focusing on both the production and use of metals. Learn how ICMM members are embracing circularity: https://lnkd.in/exnRWe7D

ICMM’s Senior Manager, Marcus Addy, joined a panel discussion at an Oxfam side-event as part of the United Nations Annual Forum in Geneva to share his insights how companies can better integrate human rights defenders into their due diligence, stakeholder engagement and security processes. The discussion focused on the importance of collective industry action and the need to implement industry standards to drive the positive change needed.? ? This timely discussion followed yesterday's launch of our strengthened membership commitments on human rights defenders and new human rights due diligence tools. These tools are free for all to use on the ICMM website and have been designed to help companies identify and address human rights risks.? ? Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ed5Af_tS

Ahead of the 13th United Nations Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, we have announced strengthened commitments to respect and recognise the important role of human rights defenders. Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and mining companies have a responsibility to uphold human rights. Recognising the vital role human rights defenders play in promoting and protecting human rights, ICMM has strengthened its member commitments to include defenders explicitly in companies’ due diligence, stakeholder engagement, and security processes. To further support companies in doing so and to build awareness of the right to a clean, health and sustainable environment, ICMM has also launched three new human rights due diligence tools. ICMM’s Marcus Addy will be speaking ?on a panel at an Oxfam side-event at the UN Annual Forum on business and Human Rights tomorrow where he will discuss ICMM's work on human rights defenders. Learn more about ICMM’s updated Human Rights Due Diligence Guidance here: https://lnkd.in/ed5Af_tS

Congratulations to Danielle Martin, our Co-Chief Operating Officer & Director or Social Performance, who has been recognised as part of Women In Mining UK (WIM UK)'s WIM100 Initiative! Danielle has been instrumental in driving ICMM’s work on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the last three years. This includes the collective commitment made by our members last year to improve DEI in the industry and positively influence the communities that that mining companies are a part of. As a key member of the ICMM team, we are delighted she was given this recognition for the contribution she is making to the mining industry. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ewW_agWC #WIM100 #WomenInMining

Nature loss is a critical global challenge, placing the survival, health, wellbeing, and livelihoods of people and the planet at risk. As we work to meet the growing demand for materials essential to the energy transition and sustainable development, we recognise the importance of Nature & Biodiversity Day at #COP29! ?? And reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that progress does not come at the expense of nature or the communities that depend on it. In January, ICMM members made a landmark commitment towards a nature positive future, focusing on four areas of influence: direct operations, value chains, landscapes and systems transformation, all supported by transparency. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/d9kkA_kp?

Population growth, social progress and clean energy technologies are increasing demand for minerals and metals. Increasing the circularity of mining and metals value chains will help us to sustainably and responsibly meet the growing demand for metals ?? In September, ICMM launched its new Tools for Circularity to help mining and metals companies minimise waste and maximise value throughout every stage of the life cycle, from sourcing, to production, to use and recovery. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/empYd3im

Water is essential for the extraction, processing and transformation of the minerals and metals critical to the energy transition ?? As an industry, we take to heart our responsibility for stewarding this precious, shared natural resource, ensuring that our use is socially equitable and environmentally sustainable. ICMM’s Water Stewardship Maturity Framework presents leading practices and real-world examples to help mining and metals companies advance their management of water. Dive in for more information: https://lnkd.in/enKEcvqm

ICMM’s CEO Rohitesh Dhawan was speaking at the IGF 20th Annual General Meeting in Geneva today where he reflected on the challenges of developing a global traceability mechanism - a crucial but ambitious goal. Learn more:

Data science techniques are helping the mining and metals industry make sense of vast amounts of information, enabling them to refine and redefine processes to better prepare for the impacts of climate change. This knowledge is also essential for supporting the prosperity of communities worldwide. Yet, with nearly half of the global population still lacking internet access, an inequality in resilience remains clear. ICMM members recognise their potential to support governments in developing ICT skills and infrastructure in their areas of operation, contributing to countries’ efforts to achieve their sustainable development goals. Discover how mining companies can strengthen climate resilience for their operations and surrounding communities in our joint publication with the IFC: https://lnkd.in/g6_6-vhD