Our Approach

GRI Standards help companies communicate their sustainability impacts. We have reported in alignment with the GRI Standards since 2016.

The SASB Standard was designed to help companies communicate how different sustainability issues impact a company’s long-term value. In 2021 we added the SASB Standard as a reporting framework to our Responsible Mining Report.

The SDGs represent a global plan of action for social empowerment and inclusion, environmental protection, and economic development for current and future generations. The 17 SDGs address the world’s most critical challenges through the promotion of sustainable development. We firmly believe that the mining industry has an opportunity to contribute positively to the United Nations SDGs and we have reported our contribution in this regard since 2018.

Our policies and standards substantially align with the ICMM Mining Principles and the IFC Performance Standards. We seek to align our management approaches and practices with the IFC Performance Standards on assessing and managing environmental and social risks, biodiversity conservation, and land acquisition and involuntary resettlement.

We respect human rights as defined in the International Bill of Human Rights. Our approach aligns with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and we implement the VPSHR at all sites.

B2Gold implements HSE Management System Standards in alignment with ISO 14001:2015 to effectively manage environmental compliance and to mitigate adverse environmental impacts, and in alignment with ISO 45001 to improve employee safety and reduce workplace risks. Our operations are audited against these Management System Standards on a regular basis by independent third parties. The Masbate Gold Project is accredited to ISO 14001:2015 and the Gramalote Project is accredited to ISO 45001:2018.

B2Gold’s Cyanide Management Standard is aligned with the International Cyanide Management Code for the manufacture, transport, and use of cyanide in the production of gold. Our operations are audited against this standard on a regular basis by external experts.

Our Tailings Management Procedure is aligned with the MAC TSM Tailings Management Protocol. B2Gold, or the applicable operating subsidiary, is a member of the MAC, the Namibian Chamber of Environment, and the corresponding chambers of mines in the regions where we operate.

B2Gold complies with EITI reporting requirements in Mali and the Philippines, who are both EITI-supporting countries, and participates in national-level EITI multi-stakeholder groups.

As a member of the WGC, B2Gold adheres to their RGMPs. The RGMPs outline the industry’s vision of responsible gold mining across the mine lifecycle with respect to good governance, environmental responsibility, and worker and community wellbeing. B2Gold is implementing the RGMPs over the required three-year period and reports annually on our progress. Implementation of the RGMPs also requires annual reporting against the WGC Conflict-Free Gold Standard.

Year 3 RGMP report

2023 Conflict-Free Gold Report