Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative

The vision for the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative is for a sustainable society, enabled by the responsible production, sourcing, and recycling of metals and minerals. The aim is for the Consolidated Standard to be adopted by a wide range of mining companies – large and small, across all commodities and locations – to drive performance improvement at scale.

The Consolidated Standard combines the best of four existing standards into one comprehensive and practical Standard supported by a robust Assurance Process, reducing complexity in the standards landscape and increasing adoption among companies seeking to follow a credible global benchmark. It establishes clear expectations for responsible practices that span multiple performance areas of concern to stakeholders that apply to all producers committed to responsible practices, regardless of size, commodity, or location. The Standard will help drive positive outcomes for both people and the environment along individual metals’ value chains – from mining to smelting, refining and beyond.

The Standard will be governed by an independent Board that maintains a balanced representation of commercial and non-commercial interests from both the mining sector (upstream) and the broader value chain (downstream), ensuring no single group holds disproportionate influence. It embodies multi-stakeholder participation, reinforcing the principle of consensus-based decision making, combined with protections to ensure that decisions can’t be made without the support of all groups on the Board when voting is required. The Consolidated Standard Governance Model has now been published on the CMSI website and an open call for Board applications will be made in late 2025. – COLLAPSE