Making Mine Tailings
Facilities Safer
For People &
The Environment
WELCOME TO THE GLOBAL TAILINGS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
The Global Tailings Management Institute has been established to enhance the safety of mine tailings facilities, by promoting widespread adoption and implementation of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM).
On 25 January 2019, a tailings dam disaster in Brazil’s Brumadinho claimed 272 lives.
This, and other tailings facility failures, led to decisive action by ICMM, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to make mine tailings facilities safer.
Together, they co-convened the Global Tailings Review, and in 2020 developed and published the GISTM.
The establishment of the institute is the next transformative step.
The Goal
To achieve zero harm to people and the environment, with zero tolerance for human fatality.
WHAT IS THE GTMI?
An Independent Institute To Drive Responsible Mine Tailings Management
The Global Tailings Management Institute oversees the implementation of and conformance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM).
With ICMM, UNEP and PRI as founding partners, the GTMI is an independent institution that operates on a non-profit basis.
Companies seeking to meet the GISTM are required to prioritise safety, and enhance accountability through public disclosures at all tailings facilities.
The GTMI is responsible for managing the assurance framework through which tailings facilities will be independently audited and certified against the GISTM, by qualified third-party assessors.
Our vision is for all tailings facilities to be responsibly managed across all phases of their lifecycle.
Public Consultation Now Open
CO-FOUNDERS
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We welcome feedback and engagement from stakeholders in all relevant industries and potentially affected communities