- Extremely severe safety situation in 2023, with multiple safety incidents occurring among construction project subcontractors.
- Rising global geopolitical risks and uncertainties.
- Resource nationalism on the rise.
- Non-market factors bringing new risks to mining investments.
- Cost pressures: Global mining costs are high, skilled workers are in shortage, inflationary pressures are splitting over, mining taxes are rising and decarbonisation costs are mounting.
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.3M tCO2e (including electricity and heat); 2274956 tCO2e (excluding electricity and heat) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Generated 380 million kWh of electricity from clean energy on equity basis, equivalent to saving 47 thousand tonnes of standard coal, or reducing 267 thousand tonnes of carbon emission.
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of manufacturing value added decreased by 1.46% compared with the same period last year.
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Achieve zero fatalities.
📅 Medium-term
- Become a green, high-tech, leading global mining company by 2028 (two years ahead of schedule).
- Form a production capacity of 120 thousand to 150 thousand tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent by 2025.
🔭 Long-term
- Carbon peak by 2029.
- Carbon neutrality by 2050.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Business ethicsEnvironment and ecologyClimate changeOccupational health and safetyHuman rightsEmployeesCommunitiesResponsible supply chains