Towards Sustainable Mining protocols undergo regular revisions in order to ensure that members are incorporating leading sustainability practices. Below, you will find links to the versions of each protocol to be used in upcoming reporting years.
In 2022, facilities will report publicly using the following protocols:
- Indigenous and Community Relationships (2019 version)
- Biodiversity Conservation Management (2020 version)
- Crisis Management and Communications Planning (2018 version)
- Energy Use and GHG Emissions Management (2015 version)
- Safety and Health (2020 version)
- Preventing Child and Forced Labour (2019 version) – only for companies undergoing external verification
- Water Stewardship (2018 version)
- Tailings Management (2019 version)
- OMS Guide (2019 version)
- Tailings Guide (2019 version)
- Table of Conformance (2019 version)
Facilities will also produce confidential internal reports as a first step to introducing the following new or revised protocols:
- Climate Change Protocol (2021 version) – companies are welcome to report publicly on this protocol in lieu of the Energy Use and GHG Emissions Management Protocol in 2022
In 2023, facilities will report publicly using the following protocols:
- Indigenous and Community Relationships (2019 version)
- Biodiversity Conservation Management (2020 version)
- Crisis Management and Communications Planning (2018 version)
- Climate Change Protocol (2021 version)
- Safety and Health (2020 version)
- Preventing Child and Forced Labour (2019 version) – only for companies undergoing external verification
- Water Stewardship (2018 version)
- Tailings Management (2022 version) – under development
- OMS Guide (2021 version)
- Tailings Guide (2021 version)
- Table of Conformance (2022 version) – under development
