{"id":1316,"date":"2021-04-15T14:12:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gco.eramet.com\/uncategorized\/all-eramet-mines-are-now-iso-14001-certified\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T07:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:49:34","slug":"all-eramet-mines-are-now-iso-14001-certified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grande-cote.eramet.com\/en\/all-eramet-mines-are-now-iso-14001-certified\/","title":{"rendered":"All Eramet mines are now ISO 14001 certified"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1468.8px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.47%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.47%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.47%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.47%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Grande C\u00f4te Op\u00e9rations (GCO), a subsidiary of the Eramet Group specialized in the recovery of mineral sands in Senegal, is the latest company in the Group to receive ISO 14001 certification.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On April 7, 2021, <strong>GCO was awarded ISO 14001:2015 certification by Bureau Veritas for its environmental management system<\/strong>, which is compliant with international standards. <strong>This makes GCO<\/strong> <strong>the first mining company in Senegal to be ISO 14001\u00a0certified.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<em>This is a really big moment for GCO. Environmental protection has been part of our values since the start of the mine. This certificate testifies to the steps we\u2019ve taken to continually improve our environmental performance by reducing the impact of our activities.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Beno\u00eet Robitaille,<\/strong> CEO of GCO<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This accomplishment validates all of the hard work begun in 2019 by the project team, led by the Communities, Environment &amp; Public Affairs Department of GCO, which involved all of GCO\u2019s operations and support teams, with the support of the Environmental Department at Eramet.<\/p>\n<p>Certification was a voluntary decision made by GCO, with the aim of motivating all personnel and subcontractors to reduce their impact on the ground, water, flora, fauna, and air.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<em>This certificate is not an end: we need to put just as much energy and heart into maintaining these high environmental and social standards.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Daour Dieng,<\/strong> Director of CSR and Environment, and Chairman of the GCO Board of Directors<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This certificate also marks a new milestone for the Group: <strong>all of our active mines now have an environmental management system that complies with the highest international standards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Environmental conservation is one of the commitments enshrined in the Group\u2019s CSR roadmap, particularly its 12<sup>th<\/sup> objective: \u201cProtect water resources and accelerate the restoration of our mining sites by fostering biodiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<em>Our goal is to hit our production targets while protecting the environment in which we operate, as well as the interests of the communities near our mines. Consequently, managing our environmental impact is critical. Not only is it part of our values, but our right to operate also depends on it.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Samuel Dufay,<\/strong> Director of the Environment and ESG Performance, Eramet<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In light of its environmental and social responsibilities, GCO recently sought ISO 14001:2015 international certification. It was certified by Bureau V\u00e9ritas in April 2021.<br \/>\nISO 14001 confirms that GCO\u2019s environmental management system helps reduce its environmental impact, particularly by limiting pollution, mitigating risk, and engaging in dialogue with stakeholders. This certificate bolsters the company\u2019s proactive efforts to continually improve its environmental performance, in line with best practice and international standards.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[133],"class_list":["post-1316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-quality"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>All Eramet mines are now ISO 14001 certified - Eramet Grande C\u00f4te<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/grande-cote.eramet.com\/en\/all-eramet-mines-are-now-iso-14001-certified\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"All Eramet mines are now ISO 14001 certified - 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