This paper explores how Voluntary Sustainability Initiatives (VSIs) for the mining sector can be used to demonstrate that companies have appropriate due diligence systems and processes in place, to ensure that due diligence has been carried out, and to verify due diligence. While VSIs and related verification processes are not a substitute for rule of law and the role of government in establishing requirements and oversight, they can serve as a complementary tool for due diligence.

Part of a series of outputs produced through the Mining, Minerals, and Metals Partnership (M3 Partnership) project, made possible by the ISEAL Innovations Fund with support by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. 

The M3 Partnership is a collaboration of IRMA, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), ResponsibleSteel, and TSM, which aims to identify opportunities for alignment and collective action to drive improvement in social and environmental performance.