Adriatic Metals is committed to protecting the natural environment and using resources in a sustainable manner. We abide by our duty of care towards the environment through best-practice environmental and social assessments, embedding these into complex mine development plans and operation activities, with rigorous monitoring and audit provisions and striving for continual improvement.
We are not only laying these physical foundations but also the highest standards of social and environmental responsibility.
Key aspects of our environmental approach are:
- We are committed to following the standards laid out by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC Performance Standards), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD Performance Requirements 2019) and Equator Principles.
- The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for our Vares Project provides us with a thorough understanding of the local environment, the potential impacts of our activities, and how these can effectively mitigated. Our ESIA process is being managed by international consultancy Wardell Armstrong.
- Our ESIA forms the basis for a robust Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), which will support our aim to operate in a sustainable manner that eliminates, minimises, mitigates or compensates for adverse impacts and maximises positive environmental and socio-economic impacts.
- We use international best-practice techniques during exploration, development and operations and are adopting advanced technologies to minimise environmental impacts.
We actively work to remediate environmental legacy issues from historical mining activities in our host communities. - We carry out ongoing environmental monitoring to allow for the identification of potential impacts from our operations and the implementation of appropriate mitigation actions. Our monitoring covers a range of environmental indicators including air, soil and water quality, biodiversity, dust, noise, vibration, and energy use.
Our approach to environmental management is underpinned by our Environment Policy and in-house environmental expertise, clear senior management responsibility and Board oversight.
Water
We recognise the critical importance of water, including to the communities where we operate. We are therefore committed to managing our water use in an efficient and sustainable way.
Biodiversity
We recognise the critical importance of water, including to the communities where we operate. We are therefore committed to managing our water use in an efficient and sustainable way.
Climate change
We recognise the critical importance of water, including to the communities where we operate. We are therefore committed to managing our water use in an efficient and sustainable way.
Tailings
We recognise the critical importance of water, including to the communities where we operate. We are therefore committed to managing our water use in an efficient and sustainable way.
