To meet this challenge, Eramet has developed a bold corporate vision: “Act for Positive Mining,” the Group’s CSR roadmap, which is fully compliant with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

At the heart of this approach lies a clear commitment: in addition to responsible environmental and labor practices, to create, wherever possible, a positive outcome for stakeholders and the Group’s ecosystem by promoting a positive and responsible approach focused on the continuous improvement of our operating practices.

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« Act for Positive Mining »

Virginie de Chassey,
Director of Sustainable Development and Corporate Commitment at Eramet

“Act for Positive Mining” : 3 areas of focus, 10 goals

Care
for people

  • FR2 < 1.0
  • 100% of our employees* benefit from a common social protection floor
  • 90% of sites have a Well Being programme

* with more than 1 year of seniority

  • 30% of female managers
  • 1,000 “early career contracts” opportunities
  • 90% of employees with a formal development discussion

  • 6,000 jobs voluntarily supported (excluding core business)
  • 500 young people, 50% of whom come from local communities and 50% girls, supported to benefiting qualifying training

2035 COMMITMENT

100%
OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES HAVE A D&I LABEL

Trusted partner
for nature

  • Recycling in water-stressed areas for current or future projects: 60% for GCO and 80% for Lithium project
  • 100% of sites have a Water management plan including reduction targets for all sites

  • Rehabilitation ratio ≥ 1
  • 100% of our mining sites have a Biodiversity Action Plan in line with IFC Performance Standards

  • 100% of sites have a diffuse dust source map and a reduction action plan for major sources
  • 100% of sites, identified as sensitive, have ambient air quality monitoring at neighboring communities and share data
  • 100% of sites have a full water discharge monitoring and share data

2035 COMMITMENT

TOWARD
NET POSITIVE IMPACT
ON BIODIVERSITY

Transform
our value chain

  • Reduce emissions per ton produced on scopes 1 & 2 to 0.221 tCO2/t
  • Metallurgy (>80% of scopes 1 & 2): Develop and validate path to Near Zero Alloys
  • Mine: Reduce by 10% the carbon footprint of our mining activities
  • Bring 67% (in terms of scope 3 emissions) of our suppliers and customers to commit to reduce their CO2 footprint in line with the Paris agreement

  • Monitor and continuously improve mineral resources valorization ratio
  • Optimize management and recovery of plant material resources through the reduction of process waste & the valorization of waste, co-products, by-products generated by activities
  • Develop a robust technical and economic model to recycle batteries industrially in Europe

  • 90% of our suppliers rated at-risk assessed on their CSR practices by Ecovadis
  • 100 % of our customers assessed annually on their compliance with our CSR or ethical commitments
  • 100% of newcomers in sales & purchasing teams trained on ethics each year

2035 COMMITMENT

-40%
CO2 EMISSIONS
REDUCTION*

* Scopes 1 & 2 compared with 2019

100% of mining sites have entered into the formal certification audit

Eramet working towards responsible mining with IRMA

In 2022, Eramet announced its aim of bringing its mining sites into compliance with the IRMA (Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance) standard by having all of its active mining sites audited by 2027. Eramet is one of the first mining groups to publicly commit to the IRMA process.

Launched in 2018, this standard defines best practices for responsible mining and addresses the needs of all our stakeholders (host countries and communities, customers, end consumers, employees, and investors). Its distinctive and egalitarian governance structure (NGOs, unions, buyers, affected communities, financial sector representatives, mining companies) explains the high level of credibility enjoyed by the initiative, since it ensures that the standard is rigorous and the mine certification process transparent.

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