The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that CSTT-AO Group, a cyanide transporter based in Sénégal, has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).
CSTT-AO Group was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in May 2013. As required under the Cyanide Code, the operation was again audited against ICMI’s Verification Protocol within three-years of its initial certification by an independent professional third-party auditor. ICMI has received and accepted the auditor’s Detailed Audit Findings Report which found that CSTT-AO Group had maintained full compliance with the Cyanide Code’s Principles and Transport Practices throughout the previous three years. The Summary Audit Report and Auditor Credentials Form are available on CSTT-AO Group’s Signatory Companies Page on the ICMI web site: http://cyanidecode.org/signatory-company/cstt-ao-group. The operation must continue to be re-audited every three years to evaluate continuing compliance with the Cyanide Code.
The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of gold using cyanide and companies producing and transporting this cyanide. It was developed under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme by a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee. The Cyanide Code is intended to complement an operation’s existing obligation to comply with the applicable laws and regulations of the political jurisdictions in which the operation is located.
ICMI has been established to administer the Cyanide Code, promote its adoption, evaluate its implementation, and manage the certification process. A detailed list of the operations covered by signatory companies’ applications, along with the full text of the Cyanide Code and its implementing and administrative documents, are available at www.cyanidecode.org.
Date:
Monday, December 12, 2016