ERM CVS is delighted to have become an approved assessor on The Copper Mark, enabling the delivery of a broader range of services across the Mining and metals industries, in assessing and verifying conformance with The Copper Mark Criteria.

Our global scope covers the following areas:

  • Environmental Management Systems
  • Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
  • Labor, industrial relations, and human resources management systems
  • Social impact assessments and human rights due diligence
  • Community relations and stakeholder engagement
  • Compliance and ethics
  • Mineral supply chain due diligence
  • Sustainability reporting

This internationally recognized assurance framework is dedicated to promoting responsible practices across copper, molybdenum, nickel and zinc value chains, including production, sourcing and recycling of metals.

Ron Crooks, Head of Certification for ERM CVS says "Helping organizations assess their responsible practices across their metals’ value chain is a key step in helping the mining and associated Copper industries' sustainable development journey. Our mining certification practice, that already covers IRMA, ASI, Responsible Steel amongst other certifications, can now support organizations globally as part of their integrated certification portfolio approach. ERM CVS is looking forward to playing its role in ensuring ethical and responsible practices happen and supporting supply chain transparency"

Please reach out to our global and regional experts for further information:

Ron Crooks - Partner, Global Head of Certification – ron.crooks@ermcvs.com

Will Huggett - Global Mining Lead  will.huggett@ermcvs.com

Isil Uysun - Partner, APAC  isil.uysun@ermcvs.com

About ERM CVS

ERM CVS provides independent assurance, verification, and certification services across sustainability and business continuity domains.

Operating across industries in more than 40 countries, ERM CVS has worked alongside leading organizations since 1996, to help them keep pace with rapidly evolving regulations and stakeholder expectations.

ERM CVS is an independent third-party service, enabling clients to identify opportunities for improvement, helping them transform their sustainability and business continuity performance. ERM CVS brings a unique combination of deep expertise across various sustainability domains in conjunction with auditing, certification, assurance, and internal controls specialists.

About The Copper Mark

The Copper Mark is the leading assurance framework to promote responsible practices across the copper, molybdenum, nickel and zinc value chains. To learn more about Copper Mark click here