EXAMPLES OF DRAFT CSC CORE REQUIREMENTS

ConsultationCSC certification Siting Requirements Contact usOperational & Planning Requirements Slide 2 Reading CSC’s draft Responsible Aggregate Standard The draft CSC Responsible Aggregate Standard consists of: Principles High-level goals that provide an overall framework for the Standards Core Requirements The range of actions or outcomes required to comply with a particular principle Performance Verifiers A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of evidence auditors would look for when assessing compliance against a core requirement Appendices and SOPs Important information and guidance related to the Core Requirements. The Standards should be read only in combination with the Appendices and SOPs

ConsultationCSC certification Siting Requirements Contact usOperational & Planning Requirements Slide 3 Draft Principles Principle 1: Compliance with laws Aggregate operations meet or exceed the requirements of all applicable laws and legal instruments in the jurisdictions in which they occur. Principle 2: Community notification, consultation and participation Aggregate operations demonstrate proactive efforts, throughout the operation’s siting, planning, operation and rehabilitation, to engage affected communities and other stakeholders in transparent consultations designed to help address public interests and concerns. Principle 3: Respect for Aboriginal Peoples’ rights and culture The legal, customary and asserted rights of Aboriginal peoples to own, use and manage their lands, territories, and resources is recognized and respected. Principle 4: Benefits to communities and employees Applicants act in good faith to maintain and enhance the social and economic well- being of communities and employees.

ConsultationCSC certification Siting Requirements Contact usOperational & Planning Requirements Slide 4 Draft Principles cont’d Principle 5: Site stewardship and impacts to the environment, water and human health Aggregate extraction activities – their identification, siting, footprint design, operation, rehabilitation and other ecological initiatives – are designed to protect the environment and its associated values, water resources, and soils, and to protect unique and fragile ecosystems and landscapes, and by so doing, maintain the ecological functions and integrity of the impacted area and its connections to the regional landscape. Principle 6: Resource efficiency and conservation The efficient use and conservation of aggregates and other resources is achieved by putting them to their highest valued use, maximizing the use of recycled content by looking for alternatives to using high quantities of virgin aggregate and, in the medium to long term, developing optimal transportation networks that factor in both financial and environmental costs. Principle 7: Traceability Systems are in place to track aggregate from certified operations through to its intended use.

ConsultationCSC certification Siting Requirements Contact usOperational & Planning Requirements Slide 5 Draft Core Requirements NOT an inclusive list Examples of the types of draft Core Requirements (CR) CSC is seeking feedback on are: Principle 1 CRs 1.2 & 1.3: Certified and Candidate sites have a good track record of complying with laws and immediately addressing instances of non-compliance CR 1.4: Certified and Candidate sites make a public commitment to the Principles of CSC Principle 2 CR 2.1: Candidate and Certified sites develop and implement an open and transparent public engagement strategy that; Is inclusive & transparent in communications (i.e. engages the diversity of views) Covers the lifecycle of the operation Seeks to address & resolve community concerns on an ongoing basis (recognizing that not all differences can be reconciled in all situations) CR 2.4: Certified sites deploy a public engagement strategy that Sets a targeted end-date for extraction Reviews and revise progress towards their targeted extraction date Communicates this progress at least once every five years Sets a firm final extraction date when the site enters the final 20 years of operation. Sites are allowed one extension to this date as negotiated with the community.

ConsultationCSC certification Siting Requirements Contact usOperational & Planning Requirements Slide 6 Core Requirements NOT an inclusive list Cont’d Examples of the types of draft Core Requirements (CR) CSC is seeking feedback on are: Principle 3 CRs 3.1 & 3.2: Certified sites meaningfully engage with Aboriginal communities by: Establishing a mechanism to engage affected Aboriginal communities as early as possible to solicit involvement & input (how formal the mechanism is can vary with local context, degree of Aboriginal interest, etc) Sharing economic benefits of aggregate extraction with local Aboriginal communities (jobs, training, etc) CR 3.4: Candidate sites meaningfully engage with Aboriginal communities by pursuing an agreement with interested and affected Aboriginal communities that seeks to address their interests and concerns. Where an agreement cannot be reached the applicant makes periodic efforts to re-engage the community to reach agreement

ConsultationCSC certification Siting Requirements Contact usOperational & Planning Requirements Slide 7 Core Requirements NOT an inclusive list Cont’d Examples of the types of draft Core Requirements (CR) CSC is seeking feedback on are: Principle 4 CRs 4.1 & 4.3: Certified sites act as good neighbours and employers by: Whenever possible hiring locally and purchasing materials, goods or services locally Offering wages and benefits comparable to those in the region and industry Meeting or exceeding all applicable health and safety laws CR 4.2: Candidate and Certified sites support host communities through activities like event sponsorship, employee volunteer programs or host community agreements

ConsultationCSC certification Siting Requirements Contact usOperational & Planning Requirements Slide 8 Core Requirements NOT an inclusive list Cont’d Examples of the types of draft Core Requirements (CR) CSC is seeking feedback on are: Principle 5 CR 5.1: Candidate sites identify and mitigate against adverse environmental impacts by: Working with public agencies and the community to identify and scope studies that may be required to prevent or minimise adverse environmental impacts Completing these studies before major commitments to pursue the site are made and soliciting and addressing input from public agencies and the community throughout the development of these studies Developing a plan to either implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) or adopting and tailoring their operation to the CSC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to avoid these impacts or to reduce them to an acceptable level CR 5.2: Certified sites identify and mitigate against adverse environmental impacts by: Employing and monitoring an Environmental Management System (EMS) or adopting and tailoring their operation to the CSC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to avoid these impacts or reduce them to an acceptable level Publicly communicating the results of monitoring efforts Revising mitigation approaches using continual improvement and adaptive management when monitoring revels they were unsuccessful

ConsultationCSC certification Siting Requirements Contact usOperational & Planning Requirements Slide 9 Core Requirements NOT an inclusive list Cont’d Examples of the types of draft Core Requirements (CR) CSC is seeking feedback on are: Principle 5 CR 5.4: Certified and Candidate sites develop rehabilitation plans that: Seek to maximize the rehabilitated area and minimize disturbed area at all times Are shared with community stakeholders and consideration given to periodically adjusting to meet shifting social contexts Demonstrate financial provisions are available for the full costs of rehabilitation. Target completion of all final rehabilitation within 2 years of final operations

ConsultationCSC certification Siting Requirements Contact usOperational & Planning Requirements Slide 10 Core Requirements NOT an inclusive list Cont’d Examples of the types of draft Core Requirements (CR) CSC is seeking feedback on are: Principle 6 CR 6.1: Candidate and Certified sites promote the efficient use and conservation of operational resources by developing and implementing a Resource Efficiency Strategy that: Identifies and sets a baseline for key resources consumed and wastes produced Gives consideration to input solicited from local stakeholders Sets targets to maintain or improve, where possible, the efficient use of resources through a philosophy of continual improvement Measures, records and publicly reports on progress towards meeting those targets Reviews and evaluates those targets at a minimum of every five years CR 6.4: Candidate and Certified sites work within their sphere of influence to overcome barriers to resource efficiency (E.g. advocate through association to remove municipal procurement policies that require virgin materials Principle 7 CR 7.1: Certified sites have in place systems to track aggregate from the certified operation to its intended use