Criterion: ESG Disclosure
Annual public reporting on salient ESG issues, performance, and impacts using internationally recognized standards, with mechanisms to provide accessible information to affected stakeholders.
Full Description
MSG10 ESG Disclosure
Standard Section: 6.10 Category: Management Systems Scheme: Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) Standard Version: 2.0 for Piloting (effective April 30, 2025)
Overview
Annual public reporting on salient ESG issues, performance, and impacts using internationally recognized standards, with mechanisms to provide accessible information to affected stakeholders.
Requirements
The Facility shall:
- 6.10.1 Annually publicly report, either separately or in conjunction with existing reports, on the Facility's salient ESG issues, including disclosure of impacts, actions taken to address impacts, and ESIAs where applicable, using internationally recognized standard(s) such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Standards listed in Annex II.
- 6.10.2 Annually report on the Facility's ESG performance in line with internationally recognized standards. This may be integrated into the organization's annual sustainability reports annual reports, or other appropriate forms of disclosure, relevant information on risk management processes, with due regard for commercial confidentiality and other competitive or security concerns as applicable.
- 6.10.3 Collect, measure, analyze, and communicate ESG information that is accurate, disclosed with care, clear, standardized and verifiable.
- 6.10.4 Establish and maintain mechanisms to provide information on relevant ESG risks, impacts, action plans, monitoring data, and remediation measures to affected stakeholders in a timely, accessible, and understandable manner.
Source: RMI Facility Standard for Social, Environmental, OHS and Governance Risks, Version 2.0 for Piloting (April 2025), Section 6.10
Profiles using this criterion
Responsible Minerals Assurance Process
Conformity Alignment
Meets
Pass: Yes
Definition: "Facility annually publicly reports on salient ESG issues, impacts, and actions taken, using internationally recognized reporting standards (e.g., GRI), covering all material ESG topics, with disclosed information that is accurate, clear, standardized, and verifiable, and accessible to affected stakeholders."
Partially Meets
Pass: No
Definition: "ESG reporting occurs but is incomplete: e.g., reports are not published annually, do not cover all salient ESG issues, are not aligned with recognized reporting standards, ESG information is not accurate or verifiable, or reports are not made publicly accessible."
Remediation: 180 days
Does Not Meet
Pass: No
Definition: "No public ESG disclosure or annual reporting on the facility's ESG performance, impacts, and actions."
Remediation: 90 days
Priority
Pass: No
Definition: "Priority findings are not raised against this criterion. ESG disclosure gaps are assessed under Does not Meet."
Remediation: 30 days
Not Applicable
Pass: Yes
Definition: "This criterion is not applicable to any facility - all facilities must publicly disclose ESG performance."
Not Able To Assess
Pass: No
Definition: "The assessor was unable to access ESG disclosure reports or verify the accuracy and completeness of reported ESG information."
Change Log
1.0.0 (2026-06-24)
Initial release.