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IFC Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Mining

International Finance Corporation

The IFC Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Mining are directed towards IFC clients, providing guidance on how to identify risks and impacts, and are designed to help avoid, mitigate, and manage risks and impacts as a way of doing business in a sustainable way, including stakeholder engagement and disclosure obligations of the client in relation to project-level activities. In the case of its direct investments (including project and corporate finance provided through financial intermediaries), IFC requires its clients to apply the Standards to manage environmental and social risks and impacts so that development opportunities are enhanced.

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  • Current Version: v1 (2007)
  • First Published: 2007
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This data is continually updated by TDi Sustainability's analysts as new standards and regulations are created, or the applicability or as the requirements of standards and regulations change over time.

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GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Management Systems

Risk and Impact Assessments and Management

BUSINESS ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Business Integrity

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

LABOUR

Occupational Health and Safety

COMMUNITY

HUMAN RIGHTS

ENVIRONMENT

Ambient Impacts

Biodiversity

Mining-Specific Pollution

Energy Efficiency

Waste Management

Hazardous and Toxic Substances

Mine Waste Management

Tailings

Land Management

Water Stewardship

CLOSURE AND RECLAMATION

Mine Closure

Closure and Reclamation