We are grateful to everyone who responded to the first public consultation on the draft consolidated Standard, assurance process, reporting and claims policy, and governance model.
The consultation received a substantial amount of feedback from stakeholders and rights holders with a diverse range of perspectives. In line with ISEAL’s Code of Good Practice, the CMSI Partners have published a Consultation Report outlining the process and sharing key themes and insights from the feedback received.
Individual submissions
For full transparency, the Partners are also making available verbatim submissions from respondents who have given their permission.
High-level summary:
- 192 stakeholders submitted feedback during the 60-day consultation period, totalling just under 4,700 individual comments.
- Feedback was received in five languages from 25 countries, with a high volume of comments from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, and a diverse range of perspectives from South Africa, Brazil, Chile and Peru, among others.
- Input came from across the value chain: 25% of comments came from the mining industry, however we received notable contributions from other groups, including consultants (16%), NGOs/CSOs (16%), Indigenous Peoples/organisations (7.6%), the midstream/downstream industry (5%), and fewer but comprehensive submissions from governments, investors, labour and other standard setting bodies.
- The consolidated Standard received the highest level of engagement, accounting for 87% of all comments, while the remaining 13% focused on governance, assurance, and reporting.
Next Steps
Feedback from the first public consultation will shape updates to the Standard and oversight system. Once analysed and integrated, the partners will publish a response and provide stakeholders and rightsholders another opportunity to contribute during a second public consultation later in 2025.
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