CMOC

Stakeholder engagement

CMOC discloses an overview of the issues raised during its stakeholder engagement activities, covering nature, including biodiversity, and social issues, including environmental stewardship, social responsibility, protection of human rights and investment in local development. The company discloses how often and through which channels it engages with various stakeholder groups.

Solid and air pollution 

CMOC identifies NOx, SOx, and particular matters (PM) as air quality parameters and discloses the emissions every year. The company sets to reduce the emission intensity of NOx by 5% and SOx by 2% in 2025 compared with 2020 as their air pollution reduction goal. 

Indigenous peoples’ and land rights

CMOC ‘s Human Rights Policy commits to respecting the rights of Indigenous communities. The company, when acquiring or leasing land or making other arrangements, discloses its processes for identifying legitimate tenure rightsholders and negotiating with them to provide adequate compensation. CMOC discloses examples in Australia, Brazil and DRC operations on the process of engaging and negotiating with land-owners and provide the outcome and compensation of the practices.

Sustainability strategy and accountability 

CMOC discloses its process for identifying and prioritising its most relevant sustainability impacts as well as the outcome of this process, in relation to its sustainability strategy. While CMOC discloses some sustainability targets for air pollution, energy use and water resources, no evidence that the company has group wide targets on key sustainability topics for the most material parts of its value chain based on the SBTN Sectoral Materiality Tool such as solid waste, water and soil pollutants. The company does not report consistently against all its targets.  

No evidence was found that CMOC links performance criteria in senior executives’ remuneration policies to targets and objectives which cover nature, including biodiversity, and social issues. While CMOC provides profiles of the directors, supervisors and senior management, no evidence that the members have expertise with respect to the company’s most material pressures on nature. 

Lobbying 

While CMOC discloses some trade associations of which it is a member, this is not a complete list covering all geographies. CMOC does not disclose a clear and detailed framework for assessing alignment of its trade associations with nature-positive policies. The company does not report (potential) misalignment between the lobbying activities of its trade associations and nature-positive policies. 

Impact and dependencies assessment 

While CMOC addresses identifying areas of high biodiversity value in their environmental policy and mentions its development of environmental impact assessment, it is unclear what the exact methodology, process and results are. The company does not disclose any assessment of its impacts on nature, including biodiversity, in its supply chain. CMOC does not disclose any assessment of its dependencies on nature within its own operations and its upstream business relationships. 

Key areas and species 

While CMOC provides examples of locations that are rich in biodiversity, it is unclear what standards the company used to identify these areas and disclose all locations. The company does not disclose the locations of its suppliers that are in or adjacent to areas important for biodiversity. While CMOC discloses its environmental impact assessment covering species composition and species of concern, no evidence the company discloses the results of species populations existing in or adjacent to its own locations. The company does not disclose species populations existing in or adjacent to the locations of its suppliers. The company does not disclose the status according to national and international conservation lists of species identified in its own locations.

Ecosystem conversion and restoration 

CMOC does not disclose a commitment to ensure zero conversion. The company does not disclose any activities or time-bound targets to achieve conversion-free supply chains. The company does not disclose any commitment or activities to minimise ecosystem conversion. While CMOC discloses its practice of reclamation, no evidence that the company has set a commitment has been found in the public domain. The company discloses details and outcomes of ecosystem restoration projects in areas affected by its own operations or by its suppliers. The company discloses the number of squre meters of vegetation it has restored in 2021. 

Resource exploitation and circularity 

No evidence was found regarding CMOC ‘s efforts to work towards a circular economy or which organisms it exploits. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets. CMOC discloses activities to improve soil health or agrobiodiversity in its production or sourcing practices. The company discloses its trial on soil amelioration in Australian operation. 

Water 

No evidence that CMOC reduces water withdrawal across the company’s own operations was found. While the company sets target on increasing the proportion of reused water, no evidence that the company has a time-bound target on reducing water withdrawal. The company does not report how much water is withdrawn for its own operations in water-stressed areas. The company does not engage with suppliers to reduce water withdrawal.  

While CMOC discloses monitoring water quality in specific operations, it is unclear about the specific process on monitoring discharge water quality. The company does not disclose its processes for managing and monitoring discharge water quality. The company does not regularly report on water pollution. The company does not disclose targets to reduce water pollution. While the company takes measures to access clean drinking water, no evidence the company has a commitment to respect the right to water in policy document. The company does not disclose its processes for implementing preventive and corrective action plans for identified specific risks to the right to water and sanitation in its own operations. 

Solid and air pollution 

While CMOC provides practices on management hazardous waste, no evidence the company discloses measures on reducing the production of hazardous waste. No evidence that the company reduces plastic use and waste in its own operations was found. The company does not report on the amount of plastic waste generated and proportions directed from or to disposal. 

GHG emissions 

CMOC is reducing its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions compared to the previous year. No evidence that the company reduced its scope 3 emissions was found. While the company mentions its Board meeting which will approve short-term quantitative emissions targets in January 2021, no further evidence the company has time-bound targets to reduce its scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions has been found in the public domain. 

Invasive species 

CMOC has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations. 

Safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment

While CMOC commits to conducting activities that promote positive relationships with local communities, it is unclear whether the company also commits to respecting the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment for local communities. While CMOC works on improving access to clean drinking water for local communities with 89% of people now accessible to clean water, it is unclear whether the company has a more comprehensive tracking and assessment of negative impacts on the health of local communities. While CMOC discloses its human rights grievance and investigation procedures as well as Zero Tolerance Rules which applies to the local community, it does not include land and environmental rights defenders. 

Indigenous peoples’ and land rights 

While CMOC mentions how it works to obtains Indigenous Peoples’ free, prior and informed consent, no evidence the company discloses its processes to identify and recognise the rights of Indigenous Peoples when activities in its own operations may impact their rights. While CMOC formulates its measures and procedures for land acquisition, including consultation, negotiated settlement and fair compensation, it is unclear whether CMOC commits to respect ownership and use of land and natural resources and related legitimate tenure rights, as set out in the relevant part(s) of the VGGT’s or the IFC Performance Standards. No evidence was found that CMOC requires its business relationships to have a process to identify legitimate tenure rightsholders, paying particular attention to vulnerable or marginalised tenure rightsholders, and to negotiate with them to provide adequate compensation. 

CMOC describes the process for identifying its human rights risks and impacts in specific locations or activities covering its own operations. The company describes its process[es] for assessing its human rights risks. However, it has an opportunity to disclose what it considers to be its salient human rights issues and that it has a global system to act on its salient human rights issues. CMOC discloses categories of stakeholders whose human rights have been or may be affected by its activities, but no evidence that it provides examples of its engagement with these stakeholders was found.

CMOC has a publicly available policy statement which shows it is committed to respecting the health and safety of workers and that it expects its suppliers to commit as well. While the company discloses that it pays fair compensation to its employees, it has an opportunity to disclose a time-bound target for paying all workers a living wage or that it has achieved paying all workers a living wage. The company discloses that it has a comprehensive remuneration system, yet it has an opportunity to describe how it determines a living wage for the regions where it operates. CMOC discloses that it expects its suppliers to provide fair compensation to employees, yet it is not clear if a fair wage is sufficient to maintain a decent living standard for the workers and their families. Moreover, CMOC does not describe how it works to support the payment of a living wage by its business relationships. The company discloses the proportion of its total direct operations workforce covered by collective bargaining agreements. No evidence that CMOC describes how it works to support the practices of its suppliers in relation to freedom of association and collective bargaining was found.

CMOC discloses a tax strategy, but it is not applicable to all its operations. While the company discloses that it conducts due diligence of third parties, there is no evidence that the company describes the process to identify its bribery and corruption risks and impacts in specific locations or activities covering its own operations. The company includes anti-bribery and anti-corruption clauses in its contracts with direct business relationships. No evidence that CMOC has a publicly available policy statement or policy setting out its lobbying and political engagement approach was found. The company specifies that it does not make political contributions.