SustainCase: How Centerra ensures responsible business conduct

Case study: How Centerra ensures responsible business conduct

Centerra is a Canadian based gold mining company, operating, developing, acquiring and exploring gold properties in North America, Asia and in other emerging markets around the globe. Committed to ensuring responsible mining, Centerra strives to conduct its business in an ethical and socially responsible manner.


Abstract


Centerra’s vision is to build a team-based culture of excellence, responsibly delivering sustainable value and growth. As a consequence, conducting its business legally and ethically is a top priority for Centerra. In order to ensure responsible business conduct Centerra took action to:

• ensure integrity through the Code of Ethics

• assess operations for corruption risks

• enable employees to raise ethical concerns


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