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Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.
With around 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 40 offices.
Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.
Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
We recognise our responsibility to contribute to the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement by decarbonising our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a 2019 baseline, we are committed to reducing our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050. For more detail see our 2022 Climate Report on the publication page of our website at glencore.com/publications.
In complement to the above, Glencore’s Canadian mining operations are also guided by the Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining initiative and have participated since 2004. The following Glencore Copper facilities have implemented TSM:
Facility | Crisis management and communications preparedness | Review | Training |
---|---|---|---|
Glencore Copper – Corporate | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
CCR Refinery | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Horne Smelter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Facility | PREVENTING FORCED LABOUR | PREVENTING CHILD LABOUR |
---|---|---|
CCR Refinery | ✔ | ✔ |
Horne Smelter | ✔ | ✔ |
Community of Interest (COI) identification | Effective COI engagement and dialogue | COI response mechanism | Reporting | |
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CCR Refinery | ||||
Horne Smelter |
AAA
AA
A
B
C
Commitments and accountability | Planning and implementation | Training, behaviour and culture | Monitoring and reporting | Performance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CCR Refinery | |||||
Horne Smelter |
AAA
AA
A
B
C
Tailings management policy and commitment | Tailings management system | Assigned accountability and responsibility | Annual tailings management review | Operation, maintenance and surveillance (OMS) manual | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horne Smelter |
AAA
AA
A
B
C
Commitment, accountability and communications | Conservation planning and implementation | Reporting | |
---|---|---|---|
CCR Refinery | |||
Horne Smelter |
AAA
AA
A
B
C
Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions management | Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions reporting systems | Energy and greenhouse gas emissions performance targets | |
---|---|---|---|
CCR Refinery | |||
Horne Smelter |
AAA
AA
A
B
C
Water governance | Operational water management | Watershed-scale planning | Water reporting and performance | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Horne Smelter |
AAA
AA
A
B
C
Facility | Total Direct Emissions (Tonnes CO2e) | Total Indirect Emissions (Tonnes CO2e) | Total Emissions | Total Energy Use (GJ) |
---|---|---|---|---|
CCR Refinery | 53646 | 320 | 53966 | 1626897 |
Horne Smelter | 109716 | 689 | 110405 | 2348654 |
International Initiatives | ||
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Industry Sustainability Initiatives | ICMM Sustainable Development Framework |
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WGC Conflict Free Gold Standard |
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ISO 14001 - EMS Standard |
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Management System Standards | OHSAS 18001 |
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UN Global Compact |
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International Voluntary Initiatives | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
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Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights |
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OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises |
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AA 1000 |
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Reporting, Disclosure and Transparency Standards | Global Reporting Initiative |
✔ |
CDP |
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Water Disclosure Project |
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Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition |
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IFC Social and Environmental Performance Standards |
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Financing Standards | Dow Jones Sustainability Index |
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Listed on Socially Responsible Investing Indices | Jantzi Social Index |
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Responsible Jewellery |
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Industry Sustainability Initiatives | International Cyanide Code |
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Kimberley Process |
Glencore Copper | 2023 | TSM Letter of Assurance
Glencore Copper | 2019 | TSM Letter of Assurance
Glencore Copper | 2016 | TSM Letter of Assurance
Glencore Copper | CCR Refinery | 2023 | Verification Summary Report
Glencore Copper | Horne Smelter | 2023 | Verification Summary Report
TSM Results 2016 (Externally Verified)
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