Minerals Council of Australia:
Past Events
SD05 HomeSD05 demonstrated the depth of the industry’s commitment to the principles of sustainable development and the growing experience and expertise in its implementation at the operational level. The Conference also highlighted the opportunities for companies to differentiate their performance with regulators, the community and the market.
As Mitchell H Hooke, Chief Executive of the MCA indicated in his opening address, “Differentiating sustainable development performance will be the next driver of continuous improvement in the minerals industry”.
This third wave of sustainable development, motivated by performance differentiation at the company level and its linkages to delivering social, environmental and economic dividends, along with the critical role of mutually beneficial relationships, pervaded the Conference sessions.
SD05 achieved its goal of providing a forum for the open exchange of ideas and initiatives, a dialogue with our stakeholders, and an opportunity to learn from each other in order to further develop the minerals industry commitment - ‘People, Place and Prosperity’.
Stewardship:
Implementing the industry’s commitment to taking direct responsibility for its production processes and a shared responsibility with customers, suppliers and end users to ensure that all outputs are produced, consumed and disposed of in an environmentally and sociall responsible way.
Well Being:
Addressing health and safety issues and social impacts associated with minerals operations on industry employees and the communities in which they operate.
Land Use Planning:
Continuously improving the environmental performance of the industry through the effective management and remediation of its impacts on land, biodiversity, airsheds and catchments.
Regional Development:
Enhancing industry’s role in the social, economic and institutional development of sustainable regional communities through effective multistakeholder and economic development partnerships with community, government and through supply chain management.
Sustainable Decision Making:
Developing and implementing appropriate policy frameworks and management systems to drive continuous improvement in industry performance and reporting.
Workforce Planning:
Recognising that the attraction, retention and development of highly skilled workers is a major challenge and exploring key issues affecting both the composition of our workforce and its culture.
Community Capacity Building:
Working with communities to develop mutually beneficial partnerships through education, training and enterprise development to secure industry’s commitment to earning and maintaining its social licence to operate.
