ESRS-CIM-ICM
Mining & Metals - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ESRS-CIM-ICM Employees
ESRS-CIM-ICM Details
The CIM's Environmental and Social Responsibility Society was founded to provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge and skills in technical areas between professionals in the mining, metallurgical, petroleum and coal industries. The Society aims to provide value to its members by promoting effective use of science and technology in meeting industries' and communities' environmental goals. The structure of the revitalized CIM Environment and Social Responsibility Society includes five technical sections within the Society: Mine Solids Management (waste), Water Management (water), Air Quality (air), Environment, and Social Responsibility and Aboriginal Affairs (social). Each of the five sections are intended to address key environmental aspects associated mining, the natural environment and communities including those presented below:Land – Waste rock, tailings, dusts, residues, sludges, slag, disposal, management, reprocessing, decommissioning, reclamationWater – Process effluents, acidic drainage, neutral drainage, ground water, surface water, mine water, seepage, treatment (active, passive, chemical, biological, physical)Air - Emissions – SO2, SO3, NOX, CO2, halogens, fumes, particulate, climate changeNatural Environment – Environmental impact assessments, life cycle analysis, abandoned mines, designing for closure, footprint, environmental effects monitoringSocial – Indigenous affairs, CSR, conflict minerals, employment, law & order, training, footprint, succession, bribery/corruption, regulations, taxes, communication, disclosures, benefits community succession
