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New independent institution to oversee the implementation of GISTM

New independent institution to oversee the implementation of GISTM

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Background

  The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Co-Convenors of the Global Tailings Review, the Church of England Pensions Board and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds, announced a partnership to create an independent international institute to support the implementation of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management.  The industry Standard was launched in August 2020 and follows the January 2019 Brumadinho tailings dam disaster that resulted in the deaths of 270 people.

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The partnership will seek to develop and establish an “Independent Institute” for the Standard, a self-sustaining institute, as recommended by Dr Bruno Oberle, who acted as Independent Chair of the Global Tailings Review, in Towards Zero Harm: A compendium of papers prepared for the Global Tailings Review. Additionally, the Church of England Pensions Board and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds have written to over 350 mining companies on behalf of investors with $21 trillion in assets under management (AUM), asking them to confirm on their company websites their support for the Standard and to set out a timeline for their intended compliance with it.  Take-up at the company level of the Standard beyond the largest mining companies will be key to its success. Commenting on the partnership: Ligia Noronha, Director of the Economy Division, UNEP
“The launch of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management has been an important milestone towards UNEP’s ambition of zero harm to people and the environment from tailings facilities. We are now taking the next step and welcome our partnership with the Church of England Pensions Board and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds to develop and establish the independent international institution that will oversee the global implementation of the Standard. We look forward to a broad implementation of the Standard, echoing the feedback we have heard from participants in the consultations on UNEA4/19 resolution on mineral resource governance.”

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Adam Matthews, Director of Ethics and Engagement for the Church of England Pensions Board “Through this partnership we will create an independent international institute to drive best practice, share expertise and consolidate disclosure in support of the Standard.  The Institute will also have a key role in evolving the Standard over time and in ensuring the independent verification that the Standard is being applied as intended.  We look forward to working in partnership with UNEP, industry and other key stakeholders to ensure this institute is established with rigor and purpose.  To underpin the Standard we have also asked all companies with tailings facilities for their endorsement and to confirm their implementation timeline.  This will be essential in retaining confidence of their investors.” John Howchin, Secretary General, Council on Ethics of the Swedish Public Pension Funds “As one of the two PRI Co-Convenors of the Global Tailings Review representing investors in the mining sector, we are determined that the Standard is widely adopted and drives a change in practice within mining.  A key recommendation of the Independent Chair of the Review was for the creation of an independent international institute to govern the evolution of the Standard and to ensure its implementation.  We believe this is an essential next step to addressing the legacy of the Brumadinho disaster and are delighted to be working in partnership with UNEP to establish the institute in the coming year.” Bruno Oberle, Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, and former Independent Chair of the Global Tailings Review said: “As Chair of the Global Tailings Review process, my priority was to deliver a credible and trusted Standard. I am very encouraged by the announcement that an independent institute will be created to oversee the implementation and ongoing development of the Standard.  The Standard is the product of an extensive multi-stakeholder and independent process and it will be critical to retain this model to ensure safe management of tailings facilities globally. I am particularly pleased to see the continued momentum and attention on this important topic.”  
 
  Originally published by the Church of England.

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Decipher’s Tailings solution is designed to provide you with key data and insights, enabling you to effectively monitor your TSF and your environmental obligations and compliance. Our solution can be securely accessed by industry, regulators, designers and operators involved in the management of TSFs. Decipher offers a comprehensive and functionally rich solution which combines regulatory (Compliance Management Software), mining waste management, stakeholder engagement, environmental monitoring, and environmental management system (EMS) tools to assist with tailings management:
  • View real-time data and receive exceedance alerts
  • Monitor land movement with remote sensing and InSAR datasets
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  • Securely store and access all of your tailings data in the one place
  • Upload and reference key documentation
  • Visualise facilities across multiple sites in a single screen on a geospatial map
  • Monitor your facilities with InSAR, LiDAR, DEM and more
  • Capture a wide range of monitoring data and indicators su ch as surface and groundwater, decant pond water levels and quality, and embankment conditions
  • Capture and track obligations and conditions around your licence to operate to manage your key risks and actions
  • Action and task delegation for data collection with reminders
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  • Manage and engage with all of your stakeholders with one central repository
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  • Forecast, plan and track your sites activities using IBM’s Weather data
  • Create corporate report templates and meet requests for data provision from industry groups such as ICMM, Global Tailings Portal, PRI and UNEP
  • Integration capability with third party systems or public portals such as the Global Tailings Portal

 

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