To meet this challenge, Eramet has developed a bold corporate vision: “Act for Positive Mining,” the Group’s CSR roadmap, which is fully compliant with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

At the heart of this approach lies a clear commitment: in addition to responsible environmental and labor practices, to create, wherever possible, a positive outcome for stakeholders and the Group’s ecosystem by promoting a positive and responsible approach focused on the continuous improvement of our operating practices.

Learn more about
“Act for Positive Mining”

Virginie de Chassey,
Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer

“Act for Positive Mining”: 3 areas of focus, 10 goals

Care
for people

  • FR2 < 1.0
  • 100% of our employees* benefit from a common social protection floor
  • 90% of sites have a Well Being programme

* with more than 1 year of seniority

  • 30% of female managers
  • 1,000 “early career contracts” opportunities
  • 90% of employees with a formal development discussion

  • 6,000 jobs voluntarily supported (excluding core business)
  • 500 young people, 50% of whom come from local communities and 50% girls, supported to benefiting qualifying training

2035 COMMITMENT

100%
OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES HAVE A D&I LABEL

Trusted partner
for nature

  • Recycling in water-stressed areas for current or future projects: 60% for GCO and 80% for Lithium project
  • 100% of sites have a Water management plan including reduction targets for all sites

  • Rehabilitation ratio ≥ 1
  • 100% of our mining sites have a Biodiversity Action Plan in line with IFC Performance Standards

  • 100% of sites have a diffuse dust source map and a reduction action plan for major sources
  • 100% of sites, identified as sensitive, have ambient air quality monitoring at neighboring communities and share data
  • 100% of sites have a full water discharge monitoring and share data

2035 COMMITMENT

TOWARD
NET POSITIVE IMPACT
ON BIODIVERSITY

Transform
our value chain

  • Reduce emissions per ton produced on scopes 1 & 2 to 0.221 tCO2/t
  • Metallurgy (>80% of scopes 1 & 2): Develop and validate path to Near Zero Alloys
  • Mine: Reduce by 10% the carbon footprint of our mining activities
  • Bring 67% (in terms of scope 3 emissions) of our suppliers and customers to commit to reduce their CO2 footprint in line with the Paris agreement

  • Monitor and continuously improve mineral resources valorization ratio
  • Optimize management and recovery of plant material resources through the reduction of process waste & the valorization of waste, co-products, by-products generated by activities
  • Develop a robust technical and economic model to recycle batteries industrially in Europe

  • 90% of our suppliers rated at-risk assessed on their CSR practices by Ecovadis
  • 100 % of our customers assessed annually on their compliance with our CSR or ethical commitments
  • 100% of newcomers in sales & purchasing teams trained on ethics each year

2035 COMMITMENT

-40%
CO2 EMISSIONS
REDUCTION*

* Scopes 1 & 2 compared with 2019

100% of mining sites have entered into the formal certification audit

Eramet is working towards responsible mining with IRMA

A structuring commitment of the Group

In 2022, Eramet made a voluntary commitment to align all of its mining sites with the requirements of the IRMA standard (Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance), an international benchmark for responsible mining.

The Group aims to involve all of its mining sites in an evaluation process according to the IRMA standard by the end of 2026, thereby positioning itself among the first players in the sector to publicly commit to an independent and transparent assurance process.

A demanding international standard

Published in 2018, the IRMA standard defines the best international practices for responsible mining. Its multi-stakeholder governance, bringing together NGOs, affected communities, unions, buyers, investors, and mining companies, ensures a high level of rigor, independent evaluation, and complete transparency of results.

For Eramet, IRMA serves as a structuring lever to sustainably embed responsible mining at the core of operations and strengthen trust with all stakeholders.

An operational implementation on the ground

This commitment materialized in February 2026 with Eramet Grande Côte (EGC) in Senegal achieving the IRMA 50 performance level, becoming the first mining site of the Eramet Group audited according to the IRMA standard. It became the 14th mining site in the world to undergo a performance evaluation under this standard.

The independent audit thoroughly assessed the site’s environmental, social, and governance practices. The audit report is made public and accessible to all stakeholders.

In Argentina and Indonesia, the Eramine and PT Weda Bay Nickel sites have completed their self-assessments, and an improvement program is being implemented at each site in preparation for future audits. In Gabon, Comilog began its self-assessment in April 2024.

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