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RMI Strategy 2030: Driving responsible and sustainable mica supply chains

The Responsible Mica Initiative’s Strategy 2030 builds on its proven three-pillar approach to ensure that mica value chains are fair, responsible, sustainable, and free of child labor. By combining industry collaboration, workplace standards, legal frameworks, and community empowerment, RMI aims to eradicate child labor, improve working conditions, and support living incomes and wages across mica-producing regions. 

Our three-pillar approach for 2030 

RMI’s 2030 strategy is anchored in three mutually reinforcing pillars that address the mica supply chain holistically.

Many of the following KPIs are used today to clearly communicate targets and progress towards achieving them.

Pillar 1: Promoting Transparency
& Responsible Workplace Practices

2030 Target: RMI members achieve full traceability across their upstream value chains and ensure compliance with Responsible Workplace Standards at processing and mining sites. 

Success outcomes and KPIs include, but are not limited to: 

  • Percentage of members completing their annual traceability campaigns
 
  • Percentage of members having traced trees up to processing sites and mining sites 
 
  • Member satisfaction with our traceability platform 
  • Clear support and audit processes developed and implemented for processing sites (RMI members and non-members)
 
  • Quality assurance processes developed and periodically reviewed 

 
  • Number of RMI on-site assessments, audits and follow-up audits conducted 

 
  • Number of corrective action plans managed and resolved

 
  • Compliance level of RMI member-processors against the Workplace Standard for processors
 
  • Mining standards developed and implemented
 
  • Support and audit processes developed for formal mines and artisanal & small scale mining (ASM) groups (RMI members and non-members) 

 
  • Quality assurance process developed and periodically reviewed  
 
  • Number of RMI mine assessments, audits, and follow-up audits conducted
 
  • Number of corrective action plans managed and resolved 

 
  • Compliance level of mines or mining groups against Workplace Standard for mines or Mica CRAFT Code 
  • Training materials for processors, mines, ASM groups, and auditors developed
 
  • Number of processors’ management teams, including workers, and internal auditors trained
 
  • Number of mines and formalized artisanal and small-scaled mining (ASM) groups trained
 
  • Number of third-party auditors trained to conduct audits at processing sites, mid-size mines, and ASM mines.
 
  • Number of processing sites and downstream members engaged with and supporting ASM mines

Pillar 2: Fostering governance and an enabling legal environment

2030 Target: Workers in members’ upstream value chains benefitting from clear, enforced legal frameworks.

Success outcomes and KPIs include, but are not limited to: 

In countries where RMI is engaged: 


  • Number of governments recognizing and supporting dissemination of the Global Workplace Standard for mica processors
 
  • Number of governments recognizing and supporting RMI’s Workplace Standard for mines and/or CRAFT Code for ASMs 
  • Number of mining groups formalized with adequate management systems 


  • Number of mining groups holding formal licenses to operate, when applicable 

Pillar 3: Empowering Workers & Communities 

2030 Target: Workers and mining communities in member upstream value chains have improved their quality of life, have their basic needs met, and do not use child labor. 

Success outcomes and KPIs include, but are not limited to: 

  • Number of children beneficiaries supported with education, health, nutrition programs,…
  • Number of children newly enrolled in school or other educational facilities
  • Percentage of schools’ or other educational facilities’ regular attendance in RMI supported villages 

  • Number of scholarships provided 
  • Number of workers at processing sites participating in member upstream value chains receiving at least a living wage. 

  • Number of mining groups/mines who are part of member upstream value chains receiving at least a living income or wage
  • Number of information sessions conducted on living wages / incomes 
  • Number of villages/communities, per country, and direct beneficiaries supported by RMI 

  • Percentage of villages where children literacy and numeracy skills have improved

  • Number of households with improved access to safe drinking water facilities  

  • Percentage of households reporting they can have healthier diets after RMI program intervention
  • Percentage of households reporting a reduction in expenditure 

  • Number of mining groups or miners trained on use of PPE and basic first aid gestures
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