“Our human rights policy, most recently updated in August 2017, reflects our full commitment to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We have embarked on a program to plan and conduct site-level human rights impact assessments (HRIA) at our global operations.”135 “We believe that our social and economic development programs are responsive to the issues raised by the local communities near our areas of operation and help us maintain good relations with the surrounding communities and avoid disruptions of mining operations. As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainable community development, we make significant investments in social programs, including in-kind support and administration, across our global operations. Over the last three years, these investments have averaged $150 million per year. Nevertheless, social and political instability in the areas of our operations may adversely impact our mining operations.”136 “Respect for human rights is a core value and we continue to integrate the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into our business systems while advancing human rights impact assessments. Our operations may be adversely affected by security risks stemming from events including political instability, labor strikes and civil strife. The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights serve as guidelines for our security and human rights programs.”137 “We promote human rights awareness through engagement with host governments and local communities, as well as by providing training to employees and contractors. We protect the confidentiality of anyone who reports suspected violations. We conduct our security activities in line with the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. Our human rights compliance officers oversee compliance and training, as well as grievance mechanisms for reporting, documenting and investigating allegations made in our areas of operation. In 2017, we continued to advance the integration of the UN Guiding Principles into our business. Activities included: • Updating our Human Rights Policy to reflect an explicit, full commitment to the UN Guiding Principles • Organizing two international-level stakeholder meetings to provide updates on our human rights program and updates to our Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) methodology (e.g., additional emphasis on the value chain) • Advancing a global grievance review project to test our internal and external grievance mechanisms against the UN Guiding Principles effectiveness criteria Id. Id. 137 Freeport-McMoran, Inc., supra note 132, p. 10. 135 136 Annex D: Corporate Statements on Climate Change and Human Rights | 35