Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2025 | Joan Canton Head of Unit | Need for standards systems for socially and environmentally responsible mining, links to IRMA standard and CRM Act. | — |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Joan Canton Head of Unit | Need for standards systems for socially and environmentally responsible mining, links to IRMA standard and CRM Act. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
IRMA’s vision is a world where the mining industry respects the human rights and aspirations of affected communities; provides safe, healthy, and respectful workplaces; minimizes harm to the environment; and leaves positive legacies. Our mission is to protect people and the environment directly affected by mining. We do this by creating financial value for mines independently verified to achieve best practices, and share this value with the businesses that purchase material from these mines.
EU Legislative Interests
Of interest to IRMA are policies that promote good practices in mining. Specifically, IRMA is interested in the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, Critical Raw Materials Act, and Batteries Regulation and related guidance to recognize and reflect good practices in the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Further to this, IRMA also follows the impacts of the various Omnibus packages including on the EU taxonomy rules and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. Other files of interest include the potential revision of the EU Mining Waste Directive, the Water Framework Directive, and the Green Claims Directive.
Communication Activities
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Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
OECD, Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI), Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Expert Group on Preventing Corruption in Energy Transition Minerals Clean Energy Resources Advisory Committee (CERAC) CRAFT Code Advisory Group ISEAL Alliance
Organisation Members
https://responsiblemining.net/members-partners/#irma-member-list