Copper Mark News
The Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and CRU Group, the leading global mining, metals and fertilizer market intelligence company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which includes the integration of the Copper Mark assurance award status into […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has welcomed the commitment of its semis-fabricator partners to participate in its 2021/2022 pilot scheme. All the Copper Mark’s eight semis-fabricator partners have expressed their commitment to participate in the pilot scheme, […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has announced that it is piloting the implementation of its assurance framework for semis-fabricators in 2021/22. Semis-fabricators convert the metal produced by refiners and convert it – along with clean scrap – […]
Read MoreThe International Wrought Copper Council (IWCC), Copper Development Association (CDA) and the Copper Mark issued a joint statement about the launch of the pilot scheme for semis-fabricator sites. The pilot will test the Copper Mark Criteria for Responsible Production and the Copper Mark Assurance Process to ensure it is fit-for-purpose for semis-fabricators. Read the full […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, welcomes the launch of LMEpassport by the London Metal Exchange on 31 August 2021. The Copper Mark is among the first group of standards LME brands can indicate to demonstrate their sustainability […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has awarded the Copper Mark standard to three new participating sites. With these additions, the Copper Mark has now been awarded to 12 participating sites. The new sites include: Minera Centinela (Chile, […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has published its first Annual Report, covering the period of December 2019 to April 2021. The report marks an important milestone for the Copper Mark, which continues to expand its organisational capacity […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, grows to add six new participating sites which have applied for assessment against the Copper Mark assurance criteria and two new fabricator partners. With these additions, The Copper Mark now has ten […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark, the International Lead Association (ILA), the International Zinc Association (IZA), the Nickel Institute and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) are pleased to announce the publication of their Joint Due Diligence Standard for Copper, Lead, Nickel and Zinc. The Joint Standard can be accessed here. The five organizations collaborated to issue the Joint […]
Read More27 August 2020 The Copper Mark, the International Lead Association (ILA), the International Zinc Association (IZA), the Nickel Institute and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) are pleased to announce that the Joint Due Diligence Standard for Copper, Lead, Nickel and Zinc has been published for consultation. The five organizations are collaborating to develop a joint […]
Read MoreCRU is a leading provider of independent intelligence in the metals and mining industry. As part of the copper value chain service suite CRU has the Copper Emissions Service which covers over 260 operating copper mines and 70 copper mine projects worldwide. The service includes historical data from 2007 and provides a forecast through to […]
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Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the publication of the CMSI Consultation Report, outlining the feedback we received during the first public consultation on the draft Standard and oversight system. For full transparency, the CMSI partners have also made all verbatim submissions (with respondents’ consent) publicly available on the CMSI website. We are grateful to have […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark is the assurance framework to promote responsible practices along the entire value chain. Established more than 100 years ago, Naoshima Smelter & Refinery in Japan is located in a vulnerable natural environment. The smelter of copper concentrates is therefore a state-of-the-art operation with a low environmental impact. The company also has a […]
Read MoreDecember marked the end of an exciting year for The Copper Mark passing both 100 Participants and 50 Partners. Please see the updated Facts & Figures for the end of 2024 below.
Read More‘Credible Validation of Our Sustainability and Responsible Practices’ As one of North America’s leading wire and cable manufacturers, Southwire is an important consumer of copper cathode. Three of their manufacturing sites in the United States have already achieved The Copper Mark; four more are currently participating in the assurance process. The family-owned company aims to […]
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Read MoreResponsibleSteel recognises the Copper Mark as an input material programme for Progress Levels 1 to 3 of their International Production Standard. The steel sector relies heavily on mined and processed minerals as an input to production processes. To help ensure that steel companies can increasingly source minerals from responsible suppliers, ResponsibleSteel recognises input material programmes […]
Read MoreLondon, UK – The Copper Mark, Mining Association of Canada, ICMM and World Gold Council – Partners of the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI) – have published a draft consolidated standard, governance model, assurance process and related reporting and claims policy, and encourage stakeholders to provide their views during a 60-day public consultation. The vision for […]
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