Oxiana Limited believes that environmental leadership and excellence in managing environmental responsibilities is essential to the long-term success of its business. Through effective management practices Oxiana aims to ensure its activities have a minimum impact on the environment. Oxiana will: - Develop, implement and maintain environmental management systems to identify, assess and manage environmental risk at all stages of its operations as a fundamental part of its long-term strategy.
- Communicate with business partners, suppliers, customers, communities and other stakeholders regularly to ensure all interested parties are fully aware of our policy.
- Keep the community informed on a regular basis of the Company’s activities and consult with the community in relation to the Company’s operations.
- Minimise the environmental impacts of our operations through the efficient use of natural resources and the reduction of input materials and waste.
- Prepare and maintain a plan for the eventual closure of each operation which shall include consultation with local communities and the rehabilitation of sites or areas disturbed as set out in the applicable Environmental Management Plan.
- Seek to enhance the environment through the alternative use of land which is surplus to operational requirements including for example habitat protection, biodiversity conservation, forestry and agriculture.
- Ensure that its employees and contractors are informed about this policy and made aware of their environmental responsibilities in relation to all stages of the company’s activities and operations.
- Require all contractors to comply with this policy.
- Comply with this policy as well as any applicable laws and regulations.
- Monitor, continuously improve and publicly report our environmental performance and provide appropriate resources and training to meet the performance targets identified.
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