CommDev

Cultural Heritage Management and Indigenous Cultures

2012-01-19T17:15:00+00:00

The University of Queensland’s ‘Cultural Heritage Management and Indigenous Cultures’ course will explore the fundamental concepts underpinning cultural heritage management within the context of Indigenous cultures, including intangible heritage, contemporary living heritage, cultural landscapes, the intersection of natural and cultural heritage values, and the principles of co-management.

Corporate Social Responsibility Networking and Knowledge Sharing Reception at Mining Indaba 2012

2012-01-18T18:00:00+00:00

The 2012 Mining Indaba provides the most opportune platform for extractive industry practitioners to demonstrate global leadership on CSR to Africa’s main mining stakeholders.

As an emerging leader in demonstrating best practice in strategic community investment in the extractive industry, IFC CommDev has been a convener of Mining Indaba’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) networking events for the last four years. Each year the reception is a great opportunity to meet people working on sustainability, highlight corporate initiatives and share new knowledge products.

How To Manage Social and Environmental Risk for Oil, Gas And Mining

2012-01-11T21:15:00+00:00

The social and environmental risk management conference brings together CSR leaders in the extractives sector to share best practice strategies. A rundown of the key areas.

· Enhance stakeholder engagement - Build long term relationships with local and indigenous communities using engagement techniques a CSR report alone cannot deliver.

· Business case for human rights - Examine human rights performance in complex operations to prevent costly production stoppages.

· Sustainable capacity building - Build long term capacity in areas of minimal regulatory and infrastructure development.

· Go beyond the mine lifecycle - Decommission your operations sustainably and create a positive operational legacy.

· Voluntary and legislative compliance mechanisms - Adapt to the recent changes and maintain your social and legal licence to operate.

· Build capacity in challenging environments - Sustainable capacity building in areas of minimal regulatory and infrastructure development to secure consent through strong community investment initiatives.

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Local Content Strategy: A guidance document for the oil and gas industry

2011-12-06T17:00:00+00:00

This guidance document is based on IPIECA members’ efforts to develop good practice in managing local content. It is aimed at practitioners and other company representatives with responsibility for this objective.

Working with Indigenous Communities

2011-11-23T19:15:00+00:00

Following consultation with the Australian mining industry and other interest groups on the key issues affecting sustainable development, the “Leading Practice Sustainable Development” Program developed 14 handbooks. This handbook acknowledges within the exploration and mining sectors, there is growing recognition that relationship building and agreement making with Indigenous people and other people with rights and interests in land and waters are more practical ways of dealing with native title matters than litigation and costly legal processes. Similarly, requirements for the appropriate recognition and handling of Indigenous cultural heritage issues will be better managed by building on sound relationships.

Water Management

2011-11-23T19:15:00+00:00

Following consultation with the Australian mining industry and other interest groups on the key issues affecting sustainable development, the “Leading Practice Sustainable Development” Program developed 14 handbooks. This handbook acknowledges water is integral to virtually all mining activities and typically the prime medium that can carry pollutant into the wider environment. Consequently, sound water management is fundamental for all mining operations. Water must be managed at all stages of the life cycle of minerals operations. A key principle to sound water management is the recognition of water as an asset with social, cultural, environmental and economic value.

Tailings Management

2011-11-23T19:00:00+00:00

Following consultation with the Australian mining industry and other interest groups on the key issues affecting sustainable development, the “Leading Practice Sustainable Development” Program developed 14 handbooks. This handbook acknowledges tailings are a combination of: fine-grained solid materials that remain after recoverable metals and minerals have been extracted from the mixed ore; and any remaining process water. Mining companies must strive for excellence in the management of risks and implementation of both the operational works and the closure plans for tailings facilities.

Stewardship

2011-11-23T19:00:00+00:00

Risk Management

2011-11-23T19:00:00+00:00

Mine Rehabilitation

2011-11-23T19:00:00+00:00

Following consultation with the Australian mining industry and other interest groups on the key issues affecting sustainable development, the “Leading Practice Sustainable Development” Program developed 14 handbooks. This handbook acknowledges rehabilitation is the process used to repair the impacts of mining on the environment. The long-term objectives of rehabilitation can vary from simply converting an area to a safe and stable condition, to restoring the pre-mining conditions as closely as possible to support the future sustainability of the site.

Mine Closure and Completion

2011-11-23T18:45:00+00:00

Following consultation with the Australian mining industry and other interest groups on the key issues affecting sustainable development, the “Leading Practice Sustainable Development” Program developed 14 handbooks. This handbook acknowledges poorly closed and derelict (orphaned and abandoned) mines provide a difficult legacy issue for governments, communities and companies and ultimately tarnish the mining industry as a whole. Increasingly, as access to resources becomes tied to industry and corporate reputation, effective closure processes and satisfactory mine completion becomes critical to a company's ability to develop new projects. Taking a more integrated approach to mine closure planning, and doing it earlier, can achieve effective mine closure and completion.

Managing Acid and Metalliferous Drainage

2011-11-23T18:45:00+00:00

Hazardous Materials Management

2011-11-23T18:30:00+00:00

Evaluating Performance: Monitoring and Auditing

2011-11-23T18:30:00+00:00

Following consultation with the Australian mining industry and other interest groups on the key issues affecting sustainable development, the “Leading Practice Sustainable Development” Program developed 14 handbooks. This handbook will address the ongoing impact of all stages of a resource project from initial planning through development and operation, to closure and rehabilitation. It includes requirements for an environmental impact assessment for a project, development and implementation of environmental management systems, performance, monitoring and auditing – all of which contribute to a company’s social licence to operate.

Cyanide Management

2011-11-23T18:30:00+00:00