Antofagasta PLC ANTOFAGASTA COMMITS TO THE COPPER MARK (3461F)
November 16 2020 - 2:00AM
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Antofagasta PLC
16 November 2020
NEWS RELEASE, 16 NOVEMBER 2020
ANTOFAGASTA COMMITS TO THE COPPER MARK
Antofagasta is pleased to announce that Centinela and Zaldívar
are the Company's first operations to commit to the Copper
Mark.
The Copper Mark is a credible assurance framework established to
demonstrate the copper industry's responsible production practices
and the industry's contribution to the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). The Copper Mark goes beyond compliance
and focuses on the continuous improvement of responsible
production.
To be granted the Copper Mark, a producer must comply with 32
criteria within two years from the date of submitting a letter of
commitment to the Copper Mark. These criteria relate to issues
important to all stakeholders, including greenhouse gas emissions,
safety and health, tailings management, biodiversity, business
integrity, gender equality and human rights. Once the Copper Mark
has been granted the producer must be independently assessed every
three years to demonstrate continued compliance with all the
criteria.
Iván Arriagada, Chief Executive Officer of Antofagasta said, "We
are starting this important process at Centinela and Zaldívar and
will then extend it to the rest of our Mining operations.
Application for the Copper Mark is a voluntary process that allows
an external independent entity to review our sustainability
practices and indicate our level of compliance and whether there
are any aspects we must improve."
René Aguilar, Vice-President of Corporate Affairs and
Sustainability added, "This external independent review will help
us to continue improving our responsible mining practices. We are
working towards becoming leaders of sustainability in our industry
and the Copper Mark is a further and important step forward in this
journey."
Notes to Editors
For more information on The Copper Mark, go to:
https://coppermark.org/about/
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Andres Vergara avergara@antofagasta.co.uk Arabella Hopkins antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com
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