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"Austrlian„Asian Pacific Mining Network: Principles for the Conduct of Company Operations within the Minerals Industry, 1997" [2005] ELECD 295; in Tully, Stephen (ed), "International Documents on Corporate Responsibility" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005)

Book Title: International Documents on Corporate Responsibility

Editor(s): Tully, Stephen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843768197

Section: Chapter 72

Section Title: Austrlian„Asian Pacific Mining Network: Principles for the Conduct of Company Operations within the Minerals Industry, 1997

Number of pages: 11

Extract:

72. Australian­Asian Pacific Mining Network:
Principles for the Conduct of Company
Operations within the Minerals Industry,
1997

Commentary: The Principles are not a code of conduct but rather guidelines
from which groups and organisations may draw information to develop mining agree-
ments. They are not final or definitive but form the basis for ongoing negotiations.
The Principles represent the collective views of the Australian Asia-Pacific Mining
Network as at 1997 and are not necessarily the current views of any particular NGO,
partner group or grassroot community network affected by mining within the Asia-
Pacific region. See further, mining declarations arising from meetings in Bali (part of
the World Summit on Sustainable Development); Manado, Indonesia (the first inter-
national conference on submarine tailings disposal); Madang, Papua New Guinea
(PNG­specific mining); and India (concerning Women and Mining).
The Network includes the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), the
Australian Council for Overseas Aid, the Australian Red Cross, Amnesty International,
Community Aid Abroad, the Mineral Policy Institute, the World Wide Fund for
Nature and the Uniting Church­Social Responsibility & Justice. These organisations do
not endorse those Principles falling outside their mandate. The Network considers
that where legislative implementation or international treaties are not viable enforce-
ment options, possible sanctions include removing tax concessions, access to govern-
ment loans and/or insurance. Only the Principles are reproduced below (available
through www.natural-resources.org/minerals/csr/practices.htm) and the useful
explanatory commentary, quotations, further references and bibliography are omitted.
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