We are grateful to everyone who responded to the final public consultation, which took place from 8 October to 17 November 2025, on the draft Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process, and Claims Policy. The consultation received substantial feedback from stakeholders and rights-holders with a diverse range of perspectives.
Guided by ISEAL’s Code of Good Practice, the CMSI Partners have published the Final 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.
View individual submissions
High-Level Summary:
- The consultation received feedback from 120 stakeholders and rights-holders from around the globe.
- Over 3,400 comments were received.
- Comments were received on all three draft documents – 1) the Consolidated Standard; 2) the Assurance Process; and 3) the Claims Policy – with the Standard receiving the most responses with 87% of the total
- Responses were received from key stakeholders from 29 countries.
- Upstream mining industry stakeholders submitted 28% of all comments on the draft documents, followed by midstream industry stakeholders at 17%, consultancy stakeholders at 14%, and NGO/CSOs at 9%.
- The countries with the most respondents include Canada (14) and the United States (14), followed by Australia (11), Chile (9), South Africa (9), and the United Kingdom (9).
- Feedback was submitted in three languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese
- Performance Areas receiving the most comments from all stakeholder types included the following areas: Performance Area 14: Indigenous Peoples (221 comments); Performance Area 1: Corporate Requirements (191 comments); and Performance Area 7: Rights of Workers (163 comments).
Feedback from the final public consultation will shape updates to the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process, and Claims Policy.
We are grateful to have received so much detailed and constructive feedback. Over the coming months, the CMSI Partners will consider all contributions as we advance the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process, and Claims Policy towards finalisation.
The CMSI Partners are working to ensure the initiative reflects the variety of perspectives, and the updated documents will be reviewed by the SAG and IAG for further consideration and adaptation.
The Copper Mark’s evolved Board of Directors will be solely responsible for approving the final Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process and Claims Policy.
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Draft Documents: October 2025 (final public consultation)
| Arabic | Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
English | Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy Accessible PDF versions of the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process, and Claims Policy are available in English. |
| French | Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
Japanese | Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
| Portuguese | Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
Russian | Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
| Simplified Chinese | Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
Spanish | Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
Response to first public consultation
Our first public consultation (16 October – 16 December 2024) provided valuable feedback from stakeholders and rights-holders. This input has been crucial in shaping and improving the revised drafts of the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process, and Claims Policy. We are indebted to all who participated in the first public consultation.
The Response to Consultation Feedback Reports on each component can be viewed here:
This follows the publication of a detailed report compiled by ERM on the first public consultation that was published on 25 March 2025: https://miningstandardinitiative.org/cmsi-consultation-report/.
For full transparency all verbatim submissions were published from respondents who gave their consent: https://miningstandardinitiative.org/consultation/submissions/.
Next steps
- Over the coming months, the CMSI Partners will be considering every submission as we develop and finalise the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process and Claims Policy, with input from the Stakeholder and Industry Advisory Groups and the evolved Copper Mark Board of Directors.
- The CMSI Partners are advancing towards appointing an Independent Chair and Directors for the evolved Copper Mark, as detailed in the Governance Model. The evolved Board of Directors will be solely responsible for approving the finalised Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process and Claims Policy.
