The United Steelworkers (USW) is pleased to support todays release of a proposed international Standard for Responsible Mining. The draft standard is being released for public comment by the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA). IRMA includes stakeholders from the mining industry, organized labour, nongovernmental organizations, affected communities and businesses. The USW serves on the IRMA steering committee. The proposed Standard for Responsible Mining is a set of principles to improve social and environmental performance and is the result of eight years of collaboration between groups that have historically been at odds. It seeks to emulate for industrial-scale mine sites what has been done with certification schemes in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. usw.ca/media/news/releases?id=1007 #IRMA #USW #MINING #SOCIALRESPONSIBILTY #CSR
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 18:24:04 +0000
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