State of Sustainability Initiatives Review

Perhaps inevitably, the UNCTAD/IISD Sustainable Commodity the authors of the study have had previous Initiative and is implemented by the involvement with several of the initiatives International Institute for Environment that are included in the study and wish to and Development (IIED), the International ensure that these interests are made known Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to re [...] The objective of the SSI is to for Responsible Mining (ARM), all of which stimulate regular reporting on the state are included in the analysis, and is currently of play across voluntary sustainability working for ResponsibleSteel, which is initiatives, offering a framework for described in the context of downstream understanding the characteristics, important initiatives that are creating demand [...] But to ensure that mining they impose on mining companies to is socially and environmentally sound and comply, this report provides a nuanced contributes to advancing SDGs requires and revealing picture of the state of extra efforts from policy-makers and the sustainability initiatives in mining. [...] The State of Sustainability Initiatives Review: Standards and the Extractive Economy highlights diversity within the mining sector, both in the commodities being mined and in the range of environmental, social and economic impacts associated with mining activity. [...] Section 1.1 describes the environmental and social impacts of the mining sector, providing the rationale for the emergence of VSIs.