Sibanye-Stillwater And The ICMM Support The Journey Towards Water Stewardship Maturity
Sibanye-Stillwater And The ICMM Support The Journey Towards Water Stewardship Maturity. Sibanye-Stillwater welcomes and supports the recent launch of the ICMM Water Stewardship Maturity Framework.
The framework was developed due to the fact the mining and metals industry interacts with water at all stages of its operations, and has a responsibility to sustainably manage this shared and precious resource. As an ICMM member, Sibanye-Stillwater has contributed to this Water Stewardship Maturity Framework, which is a practical tool for all mining and metals companies to advance their water stewardship practices. Sibanye-Stillwater remains committed to water stewardship as part of its ongoing journey to build a water resilient and overall climate resilient business. Water stewardship is about accessing and managing water in ways that are socially equitable, environmentally sustainable and economically beneficial.
Neal Froneman, Sibanye-Stillwater’s Chief executive officer, said the following about the launch of the ICMM’s Water Stewardship Maturity Framework within the Sibanye-Stillwater context: The release of the Water Stewardship Maturity Framework is commendable, and I am convinced it will go a long way towards cementing and enhancing sound water stewardship practices across the mining and metals industry in general, not just the ICMM members. Water of the right quality and quantity (and the right costs) is a critical resource for the sustainability of our processing plants, our mining operations and our mining and host communities, and as we start to build water resilience to counter the effects of climate change on our business in the medium to long-term, having a sound water stewardship framework reinforces our solid progress on this journey.”
Sibanye-Stillwater is a multinational mining and metals processing group with a diverse portfolio of operations, projects and investments across five continents. The Group is also one of the foremost global recyclers of PGM autocatalysts and has interests in leading mine tailings retreatment operations.
