Brazilian mining has become more sustainable, Ibram says
Iniciativa brasileira de ESG é a primeira agenda do gênero adotada por qualquer setor industrial no país, em resposta aos desastres de Mariana e Brumadinho.
In addition to the excellent results achieved in 2021 in terms of output and sales, contributing to the country’s social and economic development, the Brazilian mining industry “consolidated many policies and activities towards the transformation of its procedures and positioning itself on an even higher level of sustainability,” according to Ibram, the Brazilian Mining Association, a private-sector organisation.
Following the severe impact caused by accidents at two tailings dams, first at Mariana and then at Brumadinho, Brazil’s mining companies have moved more closely into line with international standards in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) area. “The Brazilian mining ESG project, now being implemented, is the first major agenda of its kind adopted by any industrial sector in Brazil,” Ibram says. “It sets an example for corporate action.”
Two further points to be stressed, the association says, are diversity and inclusiveness, and international cooperation. Ibram is now acting jointly with the Mining Association of Canada in implementing the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) project in Brazil. “We also note the substantial growth of organisations involved with innovation in the mining industry, in the form of the Mining Hub, an endeavour dedicated to promoting solutions developed by startups.”
Read the whole article on Brazil Mineral Special Issue 2022
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