Human Rights Why are human rights important? Human rights are the foundation of sustainability. All companies have a responsibility to respect international human rights standards. This means not infringing on human rights and addressing adverse human rights impacts that they cause or contribute to, or that are directly linked to their operations, products or services. Largely due to the often remote location and nature of their operations, mining companies have a potential to impact human rights, particularly those of vulnerable populations or Indigenous peoples. Consequently, human rights have become increasingly important within the mining sector and industry groups such as the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), of which Pan American Silver is a member, have worked to align with global human rights objectives. The work we do affects the lives of the communities we engage with. It is paramount not only that we take steps to understand the linkages between impacts of our activities and human rights, but also that we progressively implement proper measures to manage these impacts appropriately.
Material Topic
Human rights
Sub-Topic
Training of security personnel
Definition
Respecting human rights and managing our potential impact on rights holders
Feedback From COIs
NGOs and investors requested collaboration on and a visible demonstration of our commitment to human rights.
How We’re Responding
We formalized our existing human rights commitments into a new human rights policy. We conducted an assessment of our alignment with the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights as well as the Child Rights and Security Checklist at two of our sites with armed security.
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POTENTIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS Community opposition to mine operations or development resulting in project or legal proceedings, production delays, revocation of permits, and/or loss of social acceptance
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