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Ethical Gold: Human Rights Risk Assessment


Listed Gold Miner, 2023 - 2024

The Project

Kumi completed a Human Rights Risk Assessment (HRRA) for a gold mining company operating in Africa. The company wanted to understand the extent to which its policies and procedures aligned with industry standards, have actionable recommendations to close identified gaps, and map and categorise risks across its sites.

Kumi benchmarked the company’s internal and external policies, procedures, and memorandums against ICMM Human Rights Due Diligence Matrix, UNGPs effectiveness criterion, and the IFC Performance Standards. We interviewed both corporate and site-based staff, alongside a thorough document review.

The outcome

Implementation of the recommendations will deliver more robust and effective human rights due diligence, in line with international good practice. This proactive approach will help increase the company’s capacity to identify and address human rights risks and contribute significantly to protecting and promoting human rights within its sphere of influence.

Listed Gold Miner, 2023 - 2024

Mariana Granziera

Senior Manager