ESG News For Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

New Development to Transform Region and Redefine Luxury Living - Six Senses Residences Grand Bahama Scheduled to Start Sales in Q1 2024

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) today announced the publication of its 2022 Annual Report on Sustainability detailing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance during the year. This report marks FCX’s 22nd year of reporting on its sustainability progress. FCX has a long history of robust ESG programs and strives to embrace evolving stakeholder expectations and best practices. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/

Black Veatch to Deliver Seawater Desalination Plant in Indonesia Saving Precious Fresh Water Resources at World's Largest Designed Single Line Copper Smelter Thu, 12/22/2022 - 08:15 Subheader The plant will produce over 1,400 cubic meter per hour (m3/hr) of desalinated seawater to support PT Freeport Indonesia’s new copper smelter and refinery Type of Content Press Release Layout Media Gallery Body JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 22, 2022 /3BL Media/ – PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has appointed Bla

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) today announced the publication of its updated Climate Report, which outlines FCX’s ongoing initiatives to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve energy efficiency, evaluate and integrate the use of lower carbon and renewable energy sources and enhance its resilience to future climate-related risks. Richard C. Adkerson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Freeport aspires to participate in — and positively contribute to — a 2050 net zero eco

Twenty-five more small towns and rural communities across the country each receive a T-Mobile Hometown Grant up to $50,000 for community development projects spanning technology, education, environment and health care

Trust President and CEO Mary Jane Rynd announces retirement, and Trustees name incoming CEO and new Board members

Fifth annual Powering the Arts Grant Program expands access to arts and culture

PT Freeport Indonesia Wins National Award for Sustainable Business Practices Fri, 07/01/2022 - 08:30 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body PT Freeport Indonesia recently received the nationally recognized Sustainable Business Practices Award in the Highly Commended Category, making it one of the 20 companies and the only one from Papua getting recognition for its sustainable practices in the business sector. The award was presented by Global Initiatives in cooperation with Pricewate

77 Receive Scholarships From Chile's Minera El Abra Indigenous Scholarship Program Fri, 06/17/2022 - 14:00 Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body Chile’s Minera El Abra recently awarded 77 scholarships through its Indigenous Scholarship Program that funds university students and technical professionals from Indigenous communities in the Province of El Loa. The program has provided scholarships for more than 600 students since its inception in 2003, providing tuition, books, and

PT Freeport Indonesia Repatriated 167 Turtles to Native Habitat Fri, 06/03/2022 - 08:30 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body PT Freeport Indonesia’s Environmental Department helped return to the wild 167 native pig-snouted turtles from the West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA). The pig-snouted turtles, or Carettochelys insculpta, are a protected species and were confiscated by the BKSDA as trafficked wildlife. The turtles were inspected for health conditions an

Freeport-McMoRan Named One of 100 Best Corporate Citizens in U.S. Wed, 05/18/2022 - 09:00 Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body May 18, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Freeport-McMoRan has been named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens in the U.S. in annual rankings based on the environmental, social and governance practices of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies. Freeport ranked 61st overall and fifth in the Minerals Industry category. This is the 10th time the company has made

Minera El Abra Provides Support for Local Seafood Market Fri, 05/06/2022 - 08:30 Type of Content Article Layout Media Gallery Body A new esplanade constructed with financial support from Minera El Abra will help provide economic opportunity in the El Loa Province in northern Chile. The esplanade primarily will be used as a seafood market for the Tocopilla Fisher’s Union in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta where Minera El Abra operates a copper mine. The esplanade also will host arts ma

Freeport-McMoRan United Way Campaign Tops $10 Million Fri, 04/22/2022 - 08:30 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body Freeport-McMoRan and its employees continued the tradition of giving back to the community by pledging more than $3.8 million in 2021, which raised more than $10 million when combined with the company’s matching funds. Each year, the company partners with United Way to raise funds for a vast network of nonprofit agencies working to advance the common good, with a focus

El Abra Heritage Funds Supports Chilean Artists and Public Art Works Fri, 04/08/2022 - 08:30 Type of Content Article Layout Media Gallery Body Minera El Abra’s Heritage Fund supports a variety of initiatives that promote and preserve the culture and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Ollagüe, María Elena, Tocopilla and Alto El Loa surrounding El Abra’s operations. In partnership with the Cultural Foundation of the Municipality of Tocopilla, the El Abra Heritage Fund invested in a local

Arizona Women Entrepreneurs Grow Their Businesses With Support of Freeport-McMoRan's DreamBuilder Program Fri, 03/25/2022 - 11:45 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body DreamBuilder is a free online entrepreneurship training program developed for women who want to start or grow their own small business. Torey Cranford created Cakes with TLC in Safford, Ariz., a bakery specializing in custom cakes. After graduating from DreamBuilder via Eastern Arizona College's Small Business Develo

Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Awards $2.8 Million to Projects in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico Fri, 02/11/2022 - 06:45 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body February 11, 2022 - ​The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation recently awarded 39 grants to communities and non-profit organizations for projects supporting a range of locally determined priorities from education and workforce development, to childcare and housing.  Funds were awarded through the company’s six locally-based Community In

Freeport-McMoRan Included in 2022 America's Most Responsible Companies List Fri, 01/28/2022 - 06:45 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body January 28, 2022 - Freeport-McMoRan was named one of the top large corporations in the United States for its environmental, social and governance practices in new rankings published by Newsweek in their 2022 World's Most Responsible Companies list. The company finished 419th on the list of the 500 most responsible companies based on ESG performan

PT Freeport Indonesia Supports Indigenous Papuan Kamoro Arts Exhibit Fri, 01/14/2022 - 06:45 Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body January 14, 2022 - PT Freeport Indonesia joined with two cultural foundations to host an exhibition and sale of Kamoro Art in Jakarta, Indonesia in late October. Proceeds for the art sale went directly to the artists and the Maramowe Weaiku Kamorowe Foundation, an organization dedicated to the preservation of Kamoro traditional art in Mimika Regency, Papua.

El Abra Provides Start-Up Funds and Training to 33 Small Businesses in Chile Thu, 12/16/2021 - 07:55 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body Minera El Abra selected 33 businesses for the Fund Empréndete 2021, which will finance businesses or business ideas of people in the Antofagasta Region who have been trained with the DreamBuilder program. This initiative, executed by the Development Corporation of the Province of El Loa, PROLOA, seeks to strengthen local economic development thro

PT Freeport Indonesia Facilitates the Vaccination of Thousands in Papua Thu, 12/09/2021 - 06:45 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is providing COVID-19 vaccinations to its employees and their families in the company’s mining jobsite in the Mimika Regency in Papua. The vaccination program was implemented in stages based on vaccine availability. Since June 2021, PTFI has facilitated vaccinations for over 63,000 employees, contractors, and the families

Cerro Verde Receives Two International Awards for Endangered Species Conservation Thu, 12/02/2021 - 07:55 Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body December 2, 2021 /3BL Media/ - The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) recently gave two international awards to the Biodiversity Management Program of Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde for its contribution to the conservation of the Peruvian Longirostro Bat (Platalina genovensium) and the guanaco (Lama guanicoe). WHC highlighted Cerro Verde’s wo

Freeport-McMoRan Publishes Climate Report and Announces Net Zero Aspiration Thu, 11/25/2021 - 06:45 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) released their updated Climate Report which details the work underway across its global business to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve energy efficiency, advance the use of renewable energy and understand and enhance the company’s resilience to future climate-related risks. The updated Climate Report also reflect

El Abra Funds Projects to Protect the Cultural, Archaeological and Historical Heritage of the Province of El Loa Thu, 11/18/2021 - 08:50 Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body November 18, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Minera El Abra recently launched a second “Heritage Fund” to support a variety of initiatives that promote and preserve the culture and traditions of the Indigenous communities surrounding El Abra’s operations. The Fund will be administered by the Simón de Cirene Corporatio

Ninth annual Green Region Program focuses on climate resilience in awarding more than $200,000 in funding

PT Freeport Indonesia Continues Oxygen Donations and Other Pandemic Relief to Papuan Hospitals Thu, 08/19/2021 - 20:30 Type of Content Article Layout Media Gallery Body As Indonesia faces a surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide, PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI) is supporting Mimika Regency hospitals and health centers by providing oxygen cylinders that are necessary for ventilated patients. Since the start of the outbreak, PT-FI has worked extensively in partnership with local government to help with

Freeport-McMoRan Ranks As a United Way of Southeast Louisiana Topmost Generous Workplace for 2020-2021 Fri, 07/30/2021 - 06:35 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body July 30, 2021 /3BL Media/ - The United Way of Southeast Louisiana recently announced Freeport-McMoRan ranked fifth on its 10 Most Generous Workplaces for 2020-2021. Each year, Freeport-McMoRan partners with United Way to raise funds for health and human service agencies providing vital resources in the areas of ed

PT Freeport Indonesia Gifts Three Health Clinics to Papua Government Thu, 08/05/2021 - 14:45 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body Three health clinics from PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI) were given to the Mimika Regency government in Papua in June 2021. PT-FI will continue to operate the clinics, which provide health services to the local community. To learn more about how Freeport-McMoRan works in partnership with local stakeholders to support sustainable futures, please visit www.

Freeport-McMoRan Helps Discover a New Frog Species in Papua Fri, 07/23/2021 - 01:40 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI), in partnership with The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the South Australian Museum, discovered a new frog species in Mimika Regency, Papua, Indonesia. The species, named Litoria lubisi, is a type of large green tree frog that is a member of the Litoria infratrenata family. The discovery of the new species was officially

Freeport-McMoRan Named to The Civic 50 List for Commitment to Community Thu, 07/01/2021 - 19:35 Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body July 1, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Congratulations to Freeport-McMoRan for being recognized for its commitment to community support and transformation. For the ninth consecutive year, Freeport-McMoRan has been named as a Civic 50 honoree. The Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light, honors the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States,

Cerro Verde, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Continues Oxygen Donations and Other Pandemic Relief to Arequipa Hospitals Fri, 07/09/2021 - 07:15 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body With the number of COVID-19 cases surging in southern Peru near where Cerro Verde operates, the mine is providing oxygen cylinders and oxygen concentrators and their accessories to health centers in the Arequipa Region. Cerro Verde also continues to participate in meetings with community health officials and

UC Center for Public Policies and Minera El Abra Launch Diploma Program for Indigenous Communities in Chile Fri, 06/25/2021 - 08:10 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body In 2020, the Public Policy Center of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Minera El Abra launched a new online diploma course to train indigenous community members in the Antofagasta Region.  Called Sembrando Saberes, or Sowing Knowledge, the study program aims to help community leaders by sharing resources

PT Freeport Indonesia Contributes $420K to Mimika Sports Complex Ahead of National Sports Week Fri, 06/11/2021 - 09:00 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body The Mimika Sports Complex (MSC) will be renovated in preparations for the 20th National Sports Week with contributions from PT Freeport Indonesia. The National Sports Week is a multi-sport event held every four years in Indonesia. The participants of this event are athletes from all provinces of Indonesia. This will be the first

IHOP Answers a Famous Fan’s Request for All-You-Can-Drink Milkshakes to Keep Americans Laughing

The Morenci mining operations in Arizona is Freeport-McMoRan’s sixth site – and the eighth in the world – to achieve the Copper Mark

Energy Supplied to Minera El Abra As of January 1, 2021, Is Emission-Free Thu, 05/06/2021 - 09:05 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body Since January 1 of this year, all of the energy used by Minera El Abra, a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan, is from clean and renewable sources. This milestone is part of the energy transition being developed in Chile, marked by the transformation of the power matrix towards renewable sources, which is part of achieving the objectives signed by Chile

The Provincial Municipality of Arequipa in Peru presented Cerro Verde with an award for its commitment to art and cultural conservation during a ceremony celebrating the city's historic center and its 20th anniversary as a World Cultural Heritage of Humanity site.

Freeport Cobalt is committed to the production of chemicals from responsibly sourced cobalt. Freeport Cobalt in Kokkola, Finland, recently became the first cobalt chemical producer in the world to achieve Conformant Downstream Facility status through the Responsible Minerals Initiative's (RMI’s) Downstream Assessment Program.

Two earthquakes rocked the Mamuju and Majene areas in West Sulawesi on January 14 and 15, causing landslides, casualties and property damage.\r\r

Freeport-McMoRan garnered a spot on the 2021 World's Most Admired Companies list, ranking sixth among its industry peers.

Indonesia's Department of Public Health has bestowed its highest recognition to PT Freeport Indonesia for its workplace protocols and efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the Mimika Regency of Papua, Indonesia.

Freeport-McMoRan is pleased to announce the Copper Mark has been awarded to its first three sites: the Cerro Verde mine in Peru, the El Abra mine in Chile and the Atlantic Copper smelter and refinery in Spain.

Freeport-McMoRan’s Tyrone operations won Safe Operator of the Year award from the New Mexico Bureau of Mine Safety.

Freeport-McMoRan's Sierrita operations and Farmers Investment Co are celebrating the completion of a pipeline that will deliver Central Arizona Project water for agricultural purposes and help restore the local aquifer in the Sahuarita/Green Valley area.

Students from Illinois Tech and the University of Illinois Chicago are latest group of ComEd Scholars to receive financial support, mentoring and internship opportunities

Freeport-McMoRan earned a first-time spot on Forbes magazine's World's Best Employers List, ranking No. 366 out of 750 multinational and large corporations headquartered in 45 countries.

El Abra obtained a government-issued Gender Certification known as Norm 3262 for gender equality and conciliation of work and family life, becoming the first private mining company in Chile to obtain such certification.

Two new species of crab have been discovered in the rich ecosystem of the Ajkwa River estuary by the PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI) biodiversity research team.

Copper plays an essential role in the technologies needed to develop and enable the energy transition. As one of the world’s largest copper producers, Freeport-McMoRan is uniquely positioned to meet stakeholder expectations for both their contribution to, and their alignment with, a 2-degree Celsius climate scenario.