Mining Working Group appointed and development of draft Standard underway
The Mining Sector Standard is the fourth standard developed under the Sector Program. This new program identifies a sector’s most significant impacts and reflects stakeholder expectations for sustainability reporting.
Mining is a key sector in many economies, making a sizable contribution to production, exports and government revenues. Minerals produced by this sector can also be fundamental for large parts of the economy. Mining also has a high environmental and social impact, often concentrated in and around extraction sites. Mining can require exclusive access to large areas and the influx of large workforces and may operate in regions where there is a higher risk of human rights abuses or effects on indigenous peoples’ rights.
Read the Project Proposal for more information.
The Mining Working Group has been appointed by the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB). The Working Group members will contribute their multi-stakeholder expertise to develop the new Mining Sector Standard.
Read the Terms of Reference for more information.
Since 2019, pilot projects to produce the first Sector Standards under the GRI Sector Program - including oil and gas, and coal - have been underway. These Standards are expected to be completed and published in 2021 and 2022.
Mining has been approved by the Global Sustainability Standards Board to be the next sector for which a standard will be developed, as part of priority group one. Sectors are prioritized based on the seriousness and the likelihood of their impacts and consider the overall size of the sector, their distribution around the world, and the number of organizations that are in a position to use the GRI Standards.
It is proposed that the Sector Standard for mining will apply to organizations whose primary focus lies on:
GRI Sector Program Description | file | 07 Feb 2019 | English | 449 KB | |
GSSB Work Program 2020-2022 | file | 01 Dec 2020 | English | 221 KB | |
GRI Sector Standards Project for Mining – Project proposal | file | 25 Aug 2021 | English | 184 KB | |
GRI Sector Standards Project for Mining – Working group terms of reference | file | 25 Aug 2021 | All | 194 KB |
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