As environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) reporting improves, so does the implementation of the resulting policies across the African mining industry, consulting engineer and scientist firm SRK Consulting director and principal consultant Andrew van Zyl tells Mining Weekly.
He says that, although most mining companies operating in Africa, especially the larger companies, have had ESG on their agendas for some time, there is now more progress with regard to embedding ESG policies into their operations.
“The growing focus on ESG has also resulted in companies’ addressing a wider range of issues, extending to artisanal mining and responsible sourcing,” he explains.
SRK Consulting partner and principal environmental consultant Darryll Kilian adds that mining companies are now giving ESG more prominence, reporting on their ESG performance in greater detail than before.
“In the past, there may also have been a gap between head office policy, including commitments on environmental and social issues, and what the mines implemented on the ground.”
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