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Please go to READ MORE and open our September 2024 Newsflash
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The Copper Mark would like to develop an environmental due diligence tool and is looking for a consultant to: 1. Review and validate preliminary research that has already been carried out by a Copper Mark participant / member of ICA, producing an assessment of how the tool should be developed. 2. Develop a Microsoft excel- (or other easily […]
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Un tercio de la producción minera de cobre peruana proviene de minas que obtuvieron The Copper Mark. Dos minas obtuvieron The Copper Mark in Agosto. Con ello, Perú da un gran paso hacia la producción responsable asegurada. Perú es el segundo productor de cobre más grande del mundo. Actualmente, más del 30 % de su producción […]
Read MoreA third of Peruvian copper mine production from sites awarded The Copper Mark. With two more mining sites obtaining The Copper Mark in August, Peru demonstrates a major step towards assured responsible production. The second largest copper mined producer in the world, the country now has more than 30% percent of its mined production coming […]
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Here is a closer look at the updated Facts & Figures for August 2024 showing the Copper Mark’s progress to date.
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COPPER IS CRUCIAL FOR ENERGY TRANSITION IN GERMANY: The Copper Mark supports German industry in responsible sourcing 20 August 2024 – Copper is essential for Germany’s shift to sustainable energy. The red metal is the foundation for wind turbines, solar panels, power grids, and electric vehicles. The German industry faces the challenge of achieving the much-needed […]
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The Copper Mark, the leading assurance framework for responsible practices across copper, molybdenum, nickel, and zinc value chains, has reached the milestone of 100 participating sites. Molymex, a molybdenum roaster in México joins as the 100th active participant, demonstrating the growth and expansion of The Copper Mark Assurance Framework into other metals and along the value chain. […]
Read MoreThe 2023 Annual Report is published. “2023 was a year of growth and opportunity for the Copper Mark as we sought to scale adoption of responsible practices across the copper industry, along its value chain and among our partner metals molybdenum, nickel and zinc.” Click Here to read it.
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‘Continuous improvement is of key importance to us.’ In the spring of 2024, Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) was the very first mine in Africa to be awarded The Copper Mark. Liang Wei, Vice President of ESG at CMOC, which operates the TFM mining site in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is […]
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Please go to READ MORE and open our July 2024 Newsflash
Read More28 November 2023 – The Copper Mark, Mining Association of Canada, ICMM and the World Gold Council are working towards consolidating their individual voluntary responsible mining and metals standards into a single global responsible mining standard, and multi-stakeholder oversight system. This collaboration responds to direct feedback from investors, civil society, customers, policy makers and mining […]
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ALEXANDRIA and CHELTENHAM, October 19, 2023 – The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and The Copper Mark today announced the launch of the RMI’s Risk Readiness Assessment (RRA) and the RMI’s and Copper Mark’s joint Criteria Guide, version 3.0. The RRA Criteria and Criteria Guide are publicly available to all interested stakeholders. The RRA is a […]
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2022 marked the final year of “phase 1” of the Copper Mark, with the milestone of 20% of globally mined copper being produced by Copper Mark-assured sites. Recognising the rapidly increasing customer and investor expectations around climate and responsible production of raw materials, the Copper Mark used 2022 to update its strategy. The organization will […]
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The Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices in the copper, molybdenum, nickel and zinc industries, has released its first Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) report. This baseline study sets out the key indicators against which the Copper Mark tracks the progress of its ambition to promote responsible operating, sourcing, and recycling practices across […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices for copper, molybdenum, nickel and zinc producers, has recently been awarded to three new sites. With these additions, the Copper Mark has now been awarded to 39 participating sites. The three new sites are: Taken together, the 39 sites produce more than 25% of globally […]
Read MoreThe Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the contribution of the copper, molybdenum, nickel and zinc industries to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has welcomed its first six non-copper participants seeking assurance against its framework. These sites include: The addition of these new sites follows the launch of the […]
Read MoreFreeport-McMoRan (Freeport) has achieved the Copper Mark at all 12 of its copper producing operations globally. Freeport’s most recent copper operation to receive the Copper Mark is PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI) Grasberg – one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines. In addition, Freeport’s two primary molybdenum sites, the Climax and Henderson operations, were […]
Read MoreAIAG and the Copper Mark announce a new collaborative relationship to better promote and encourage responsible production at every stage of the supply chain. The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and the Copper Mark today announced a new partnership to further support the responsible and ethical sourcing of raw materials in the global supply chain. […]
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Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”) one of Japan’s largest general trading companies, has announced its partnership with the Copper Mark, a credible assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Mitsui operates as a world leader across the minerals and metals, infrastructure, chemicals, energy, food, […]
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The Copper Mark is launching the pilot implementation of the Molybdenum, Nickel and Zinc Marks. Producers of these metals are able to use the Copper Mark assurance framework to achieve their respective “Mark”, thereby signaling their leadership in sustainability and responsible production practices. The main objective of the pilot is to test the implementation of […]
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