b'Towards Sustainable Mining Principles,Protocols & FrameworksThe Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative allows mining companies to turn high-level environmental and social commitments into action on the ground.At the same time, it provides communitiesEach protocol is made up of a set of indicators with valuable information on how operationsthat are designed to measure the quality are faring in important areas, such asand comprehensiveness of facility-level community outreach, tailings managementmanagement systems and are intended to and biodiversity. provide the public with an overview of the The TSM Guiding Principles are backed byindustrys performance in key environmental a suite of protocols that mining companiesand social areas.measure and publicly report their performance against in the annual TSM Progress Reports. 40'