CMEWA Inc - Environment

Within the Environment Portfolio CME is focused on the following strategies to deliver the industry’s vision:

Natural Resources – The industry contributes to biodiversity knowledge, conservation and rehabilitation
Natural Resources – Effective management of environmental impact
Infrastructure and Planning – Legislation is enacted which formalises risk management principles
Infrastructure and Planning – Government processes are streamlined, transparent and simplified, reducing regulatory burden
Innovation – State policy settings are consistent with broader agreed international and national settings
Innovation – Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from development of low emission technology
Innovation – Development of adaptive responses to climate change
Communities – Community engagement informs decision making on industry-wide issues.

Projects & Issues

Biodiversity and conservation planning
Streamlining of the State development approvals process
Environmental performance bonds (mining securities)
Mine closure and rehabilitation
Sustainable development principles
Climate change

Committee

The Environment Committee is tasked with leading policy development on environmental issues impacting the resources sector.

The Environment Committee is chaired by Mr Russell Clark of Grange Resources.

The Environment Committee provides guidance on CME’s participation on a number of groups:

Department of Environment and Conservation Stakeholder Reference Group
EPA Stakeholder Reference Group
Great Western Woodlands Stakeholder Reference Group
Environmental Data Systems Taskforce
Mining Securities Industry Liaison Committee

CME also provides secretariat support to the NGO Industry Environmental Forum (NIEF).

NIEF’s aim is to provide a forum to identify strategic environmental issues related to the resources sector with a view to achieving mutually agreed tangible outcomes.

In doing so, the group will:

Identify areas of common ground and seek opportunities for collaboration;
Agree on a process and define a plan to explore issues to achieve the desired outcomes;
Where the issues are non strategic, provide an opportunity for parties to consult the key contact person(s) to deal with that particular issue;
Foster an environment for respectful discussion regarding contentious issues;
Provide a forum to identify issues that cannot be resolved at that point in time for and list these issues for members’ information; and
Act as communication conduit for members and their representative groups.

NIEF Co-Chairs:

Piers Verstegen Director Conservation Council of Western Australia
Gavin Price Manager Environment & Sustainable Development BHP Billiton Iron Ore

NIEF Projects and Issues:

Biodiversity and conservation planning
Streamlining of the State development approvals process
Environmental performance bonds (mining securities)
Mine closure and rehabilitation
Sustainable development principles
Water

	Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy PDF - 304 KB
	EPA Review of Environmental Impact Assessment - Cover Letter PDF - 171 KB
	EPA Review of Environmental Impact Assessment - Submission PDF - 133 KB
	Environmental Offsets PDF - 382 KB

ENVIRONMENT

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