人权

人权

MMG is committed to respecting the human rights of all our stakeholders and the communities in which we live and operate, and to providing access to effective remedies w在这里 we make an impact. This includes the wellbeing of communities surrounding our operations through our commitment to the protection of human rights, the ongoing monitoring and improvement of our grievance management processes and our alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

We recognise that human rights cover a broad range of interrelated issues, requiring an integrated approach across numerous business functions. 在MMG, 我们的人力资源, 法律, 供应链, 社会绩效, 利益相关者关系, 安全, 探索 and Project Development functions have specific responsibilities for upholding our commitment to human rights.

我们的 人权政策 and approach to managing human rights’ risk is embedded into our broader risk management framework. We integrate human rights considerations into our 行为准则,我们的 供应商行为准则, 雇用及采购程序, 风险分析活动, 订婚, social investment and formal grievance mechanisms. Human rights is considered a material sustainability issue for our business, represented at a corporate level on the 行为准则 and People Committee, which is charged with confirming compliance with our Voluntary Principles Initiative (VPI) action plan, Australia’s Modern Slavery legislation across our entire business, and reviewing any human rights grievances received through site-specific grievance mechanisms. 我们也力求确保我们的利益相关者, 包括员工, are confident to report instances of unacceptable conduct without fear of intimidation or reprisal.

We further commit to respecting human rights as outlined by the ICMM Mining Principles.

This commitment has been strengthened through the development of joint industry and civil society guidance on key issues such as Free Prior and Informed Consent, 土著人民的权利, and with the recent release of a set of performance expectations. We also participate in ICMM convened member discussions and peer learning on a wide range of business and human rights issues, including the role of business with regard to civic freedoms and human rights’ defenders.

We operate in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and 人权 and the United Nations Global Compact principles. We are also signatories to the United Nations Global Compact process under the auspices of our major shareholder CMC.

In 2018, the Australian Government introduced the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), 哪项要求企业每年报告一次, 从2020年开始, on the risks of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. They must also report the action they have taken to assess and address those risks – as well as the effectiveness of their response. MMG’s 2020 Modern Slavery Statement was made available at www.mmg.Com将于2021年上半年上市.

Voluntary Principles on 安全 and 人权

我们按照VPSHR行事, 还有交战规则, and the United Nations Basic Principles on the use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials.

自2016年以来, we have standardised our security management plans which reference the VPSHR in relation to the deployment and conduct of public and private security. We also ensure public security forces that support our sites are adequately trained in the use and application of the VPSHR. In 2020, we were accepted as an Engaged Member of the VPI.

We are aware that many issues that can become security incidents have roots in community concerns built up over time. Often these issues are well-understood by our social performance teams, who are working on strategies to resolve these issues before they become security incidents. 与此一致, 我们抓住机会, 只要有可能, to bring our security and social performance teams together to develop strategies around proactive risk identification and mitigation, grievance management and incident identification processes. We also work collaboratively with other stakeholders to review our human rights exposures and potential risks.

Any community-related fatalities and injuries close to our operations are of concern to us, even if they occur outside our controlled activities. We investigate these incidents so that we can learn from them, and they are recorded and treated as significant ‘uncontrolled incidents’.

In January, the body of an illegal miner was found drowned in a sump inside Kinsevere’s mine site. The Kipushi prosecutor undertook an investigation of the incident and removed the body. 三月底, an on-duty police officer was killed by the Bakata Katanga separatist group on the power line road while working at the operation. 在九月, a pedestrian was hit by a bus and passed away while walking along the power line road. 在这些事件中, Kinsevere worked closely with local communities, leaders and police to undertake any necessary investigations and provide support w在这里 possible.

View our 2022 Voluntary Principles Initiative annual report 在这里.