Top 10 GRI Sustainability Aspects for the Mining Sector

Sustainability – What Matters in the Mining Sector?

Recent research conducted by the Governance & Accountability Institute attempts to answer important questions for company managements in the Mining Sector, by examining the disclosure practices of 38 global peer organizations publishing GRI reports in the sector.

The top 10 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aspects that were determined to be material by the managements of reporting organizations in the Mining Sector are:

• Biodiversity
• Water
• Market Presence
• Overall (Environmental)
• Indigenous Rights
• Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
• Equal Remuneration for Women and Men
• Emissions, Effluents and Waste
• Materials
• Non-Discrimination

Results: The complimentary report examining 35 sectors including top 10 GRI aspects, and top/bottom 10 GRI performance indicators can be downloaded here:
www.ga-institute.com/sustainability-what-matters

Organizations included in the Mining Sector study are:

Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM), Anglo American PLC, Antofagasta PLC, AuRico Gold, Aurizon Mines, Barrick Gold, Cameco, Cliffs Natural Resources, Codelco, Compañía Minera Doña Inés De Collahuasi, El Brocal, Fairmount Minerals, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Goldcorp, IAMGOLD, Infrasors, Kinross Gold Corporation, La Cima, LKAB, Lundin Mining, New World Resources (NWR), Newmont Mining Corporation, NovaGold Resources Inc., Osisko, OZ Minerals, Peñoles, PT Antam, RHI, Rio Tinto, Royal Bafokeng Platinum, S&B Industrial Minerals, Sama, Samarco Mineração, Teck Resources, Xstrata, Xstrata Coal, Yamana Gold, Yanacocha

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Louis Coppola is Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A). Louis’ work at G&A focuses primarily on providing advice to corporate and investor clients related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability strategy, disclosure (reporting), investment and performance. Louis is frequently called on by the media, academics, and industry to contribute to articles, speak on panels, and present his ideas on ESG and sustainability related topics.