APEC Ministers met in 2014 to discuss the significance of sustainable
development in mining. They called on all APEC economies to take
necessary domestic measures to meet the requirements of the
Convention. The Minamata Convention on Mercury has implications for the
protection of human health and the environment, as it calls for parties
to control and reduce mercury emissions to the air from a number of
industrial sources, reduce or eliminate the use of mercury in certain
products and industrial processes as well as in artisanal and
small-scale gold mining (ASGM), and reduce the supply of mercury. The
ministers also recognized the important role of corporate social
responsibility efforts towards establishing responsible mining
practices.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/11/fact-sheet-apec-leaders-commit-protect-environment
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