SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT
FRAMEWORK

Presented by:
Prabhu Prasad Rout
117MN0670
Surface Mine Environmental Engineering
INTRODUCTION:
Sustainable development is the organizing principle for meeting human development
goals while simultaneously sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the
natural resources and ecosystem services based upon which the economy and society
depend.
The desired result is a state of society where living conditions and resources are used
to continue to meet human needs without undermining the integrity and stability of
the natural system.

“Sustainable development can be defined as development that meets the needs of

the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs”.

•Sustainable Development is developing in such a way that future people will have
“enough and as good”*
Elements of sustainable development:
Miners can achieve sustainable development by embracing :

•Social justice
• Environment quality and
• Economic growth

Active Mining Scenarios:

•Provide profit & benefit
•Use resource efficiently
•Internalize environmental & social cost
•Restore ecosystems & services it provides
•Engage neighbors
•Respect property, culture, & safety
•Follow spirit & letter of law
•Contribute to communities
Fig-2: Venn Diagram showing the constitution of sustainable development in mining
Sustainable Development Principles:
•Implement and maintain ethical business practices and sound systems of corporate
governance.
•Integrate sustainable development considerations within the corporate decision-
making process.
•Uphold fundamental human rights and respect cultures, customs and values
in dealings with.
•Implement risk management strategies based on valid data and sound science.
•Seek continual improvement of our health and safety performance.
•Seek continual improvement of our environmental performance.
•Contribute to conservation of biodiversity and integrated approaches to land use
planning.
• Facilitate and encourage responsible product design, use, re-use, recycling
and disposal of our products.
•Contribute to the social, economic and institutional development of the communities
in which we operate.
•Implement effective and transparent engagement, communication and independently
verified reporting arrangements with our stakeholders.
Sustainable Development Framework:

•Incorporating Environmental and Social Sensitivities in decisions on

leases.
•Strategic Assessment in Key Mining regions.
•Managing impacts at the Mine level impact through sound management
systems.
•Addressing Land, Resettlement and Other Social Impacts
•Community engagement, benefit sharing and contribution to socio-
economic development.
•Mine Closure and Post Closure Mining operations must prepare,
manage and progressively work on a process for eventual mine closure.
•Ethical functioning and responsible business practices.
•Assurance and Reporting.
Key Challenges in mining operations:

•Setting up and expansion of mining operations

•Increase in workforce to support expansion
•Accommodating the workforce – impact on forest areas
•Impact of Operations on the environment
•Balancing Local and National interests – local livelihood v/s mineral for
development
•Immediate, short, medium and long term management issues.
•Mine Closure.
Fig:3- Economic, Environmental and social benefits of sustainability
Fig:4- Sustainable Development Commitments
References:
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development
•Sustainable Development framework, Indian Bureau of Mines,
Chapter – 7, part 9 pp – 257 - 264