Our approach
Sustainable mining is both complex and challenging to get right. Our approach has been to create a robust framework for integrating sustainability into our business strategy.
Extracting and processing non-renewable natural resources, often from remote sites or emerging economies presents sustainability challenges. We believe that mining can be conducted in a way that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable over the long term.
To achieve this, sustainability must be fully integrated into all our business practices. We do this through our Sustainable Development Framework. Our Framework comprises our SD Policy and 17 Standards, together with a rigorous assurance programme. We assess sustainability risks as part of our enterprise risk management process and our sustainability strategy is an integral part of our business strategy.
Each of our operations and projects follows a common set of sustainability standards aligned with international leading practices. Independent third party audits assess our performance at each site at least once every three years and the results are reported to the Xstrata plc Board.
