Ecometrica Platform provides IAMGOLD with accurate and comprehensive reporting that meets its business needs
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
Country
- Canada
Product
- Ecometrica Platform
Tech Stack
- Data Analytics
- Cloud Computing
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Digital Expertise
- Environmental Impact Reduction
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Mining
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Energy Management System
- Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services
- Data Science Services
About The Customer
IAMGOLD is an international mining company headquartered in Canada. The company operates gold mines in Canada, Burkina Faso, and Suriname. IAMGOLD has a strong commitment to corporate responsibility, which has earned it a place amongst Corporate Knights’ “Future 40 Responsible Corporate Leaders in Canada”. The company has been calculating its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since 2007, using the results to guide its business practices and to report to the CDP, as well as to the Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) “Towards Sustainable Mining” Protocol.
The Challenge
IAMGOLD, an international mining company, has been calculating its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since 2007. The results are used to guide business practices and to report to the CDP, as well as to the Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) “Towards Sustainable Mining” Protocol. However, the company was facing challenges with its existing method of using spreadsheets for data collection, emission calculation, and analysis and reporting of results for various schemes. The company was seeking a more efficient, transparent, and flexible solution. Additionally, IAMGOLD needed to analyze data associated with different processes present at each mining, exploration, or office location, which proved challenging when using spreadsheets.
The Solution
IAMGOLD approached Ecometrica in 2013 for a solution to its challenges. Ecometrica provided its online sustainability reporting platform to IAMGOLD. The platform was used to upload the historical 2011 and 2012 GHG assessments, and the subsequent 2013 and 2014 assessments were performed directly within the software. With all IAMGOLD sites on the same platform, the tool made it simple for the international team to provide data simultaneously, in the language of their choice. The platform also facilitated the instantaneous identification of emission and intensity levels online each month. In addition to GHGs, IAMGOLD was able to track its water consumption by source, as well as its energy consumption and waste generation. The platform’s analytics now allow IAMGOLD to easily compare the emissions associated with different processes across sites.
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