IPA is not imposing a specific standard on mining companies, however, existing audit schemes have been evaluated by the IPA Sustainability Committee regarding scope, recognised quality management standards as well as accepted audit practices. Based on this evaluation, the mining members of the IPA have committed to be independently audited either against the Initiative of Responsible Mining Assurance's ‘Standard for Responsible Mining' (IRMA) or the Together for Sustainability (TfS) audit with enhanced mining protocol (eTfS)...
The IPA has conducted a market analysis looking at publicly reported data from 2015 to 2020 to assess the members' total spend against the UN SDGs. » more
Also known as: International Platinum Group