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Health | 24 August, 2006 [ 16:35 ]

Doe Run Peru earns certificate for Environmental Standards

(official Doe Run press release)

Along with its subsidiary, Doe Run Peru, The Doe Run Company announced this week that for the first time in the facility's history, Doe Run Peru's La Oroya plant has attained the ISO 14001: 2004 environmental standard, earning a Certificate of Recognition from the third-party environmental auditing firm SRI International. The certification recognizes the environmental safeguards, procedures and management systems in place at the company's La Oroya metallurgical complex, one of the world's only multi-metal processing facilities.

"Since December 2005, we have been working diligently on this certification process, which represents an internationally recognized standard for environmental performance and systems," explained Jose Mogrovejo, vice president of environmental affairs at Doe Run Peru. "We are very proud of what we've been able to accomplish as a team, and ISO 14001: 2004 certification is a significant milestone in delivering on our commitments to our communities, our employees and the environment."

Not only is certification a tangible demonstration of Doe Run Peru's pledge to improve environmental performance, but according to Mogrovejo, certification directly resulted from the company's structured Environmental Management System, which Doe Run Peru began implementing upon its arrival in 1997 to prevent, reduce or eliminate the environmental impact of its activities, products and services.

Doe Run Peru plans to continue with additional environmental improvements and by December 2006 will have invested more than $108 million, exceeding its initial commitment set in 1997.

SO 14001: 2004 is an internationally recognized environmental management system standard set by the International Standards Organization, concerning what an organization does to minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities and achieving continual improvement of its environmental performance. ISO 14001: 2004 outlines several key requirements in its environmental management system. The five major elements are Environmental Policy, Planning, Implementation and Operations, Checking and Corrective Action, and Management Review. Generally, the advantages to be gained through the implementation of ISO 14001: 2004 include risk reduction, cost reductions and competitive advantages. ISO standards are implemented by more than 540,000 organizations in 160 countries. For more information, visit http://www.iso.ch.

tags : Peru health economy mining DoeRun LaOroya environment contamination

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1 Comment

# Tom Kruzen says :
28 August, 2006 [ 19:26 ]

What Doe Run doesn't like to have anyone know is that they have tripled production since they bought the La Oroya facility, thereby tripling the
pollution from that old smelter. They recently begged the Peruvian government for a 60 month extension to install new sulfur controls. They only got a 34 month extension. Metal prices are at an all time high and they are making money hand over fist. They should accelerate their installation and figure out a plan to protect the women and children of La Oroya, now dubbed the most polluted city in the Western Hemisphere!

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