SUSTAINABILITY
Helping oversee mining and energy sustainability is the International Council on Mining and Metals ( ICMM ). It was founded in 2001 , as a CEO-led leadership organisation , as a means to improve sustainable development in the mining and metals industry .
The ICMM says its “ fundamental belief ” is that , when mined and produced responsibly , minerals and metals can be “ transformational ”, and that they can “ enable social progress and sustainable development within local communities and across entire nations ”.
The organisation points out that taxes , jobs , skills , infrastructure and community services are just some of the ways that countries benefit from mining . While committed to maximising these factors , the ICMM also seeks to minimise “ the potential for harm to people or planet ”. miningdigital . com 99