Our Approach to People

Respect for Human Rights is fundamental to the way Arch manages its business. Arch’s Human Rights Policy, along with its Code of Business Conduct, represents the company’s commitment to providing an inclusive work environment that makes safety and respect in the workplace the top priority in everything the company does, and applies enterprise-wide and across all of the company’s operating subsidiaries. Arch’s Human Rights Policy is structured to reflect common principles found in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The board of directors has oversight of all matters associated with the company’s human rights policy, endorses the policy fully, and has ultimate responsibility for its effective application.

Arch’s Human Rights Policy also pledges the following:

• We do not tolerate any form of workplace discrimination, harassment or physical assault and we strive to make sure all employees, contractors, vendors and suppliers are treated fairly and with respect;

• We are committed to protecting the rights of women and minority groups, and we provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement on the basis of ability and aptitude without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status;

• We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and take affirmative action with respect to all employment practices affecting minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities;

• We do not tolerate child labor or any form of forced or compulsory labor, whether on behalf of Arch, its subsidiaries, vendors or suppliers;

• We expect our employees to report any suspected violation of the law, as well as any instances of unlawful harassment, safety concerns or human rights violations, through the established procedures in our Code of Business Conduct, which is distributed to all employees, and we have integrated this strong expectation for compliance and reporting into our continuous and comprehensive training efforts as well as our Supplier Code of Conduct;

• We respect the human rights of all persons in the communities in which we conduct business as well as maintain our long-standing status as an industry leader in mine reclamation and environmental stewardship;

• We recognize the right to water as a fundamental human right, and we protect this critical natural resource through our water management systems, processes, and standards;

• We recognize and respect the principle of free, prior and informed consent with respect to any relationships with Indigenous peoples’ land and resources;

• We respect and recognize the rights of workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining as permitted under applicable local laws;

• We prohibit retaliation in any form for reporting any complaint in good faith; and

• We require that all of our subsidiary operations abide by the tenets of our Human
  Rights Policy, and expect our suppliers, vendors and partners to do the same.

We are committed to engaging with our communities — including residents, businesses, landowners, government officials, Tribal Nations as applicable, and other stakeholders — on all potential impacts of our subsidiary operations, including human rights. Our strong and active community advisory panels at our largest metallurgical mines — as well as the other forums we use to engage our communities — provide important and effective channels for feedback from community members on a full range of critical issues, including human rights. We recognize that we must continually listen to stakeholder feedback as regards our human rights policy and performance in order to understand, prevent and mitigate any adverse impacts of our activities.

We intentionally build relationships across our varied and diverse stakeholder landscape to increase understanding and advocacy for our company, our operations, and our industry. We are active with community partners, customers, elected officials, investors, suppliers, and regulators, giving us a stronger community presence and fostering goodwill. To extend our involvement, we invest in community sponsorships. We regularly hold meetings with the investment community regarding earnings, industry trends, and the future outlook of our company. As we align with our stakeholders, we leverage our team’s ability to keep them informed and engaged, ensuring long-lasting productive relationships for Arch as well as our stakeholders.

We recognize and respect the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the human rights policies it embodies, including the principle of free, prior and informed consent. In keeping with our commitment to human rights, any protected or Indigenous lands, sites, or areas of significant cultural or historical importance that could potentially be affected by mining activities would be identified and addressed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. In the future, if such lands are identified, we would  begin consultation and/or engagement, as appropriate, early in the process and continue throughout the mining life cycle, including production, closure, and reclamation.

The products produced by Arch and its subsidiaries do not contain any minerals resulting from the mining of cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite and their derivatives tin, tantalum and tungsten in the Democratic Republic of Congo or its adjoining countries (“Conflict Minerals”). Therefore, Arch does not use any Conflict Minerals sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo or its adjoining countries. We will continue to monitor our supply chain to ascertain the origin of materials used by Arch that could originate from Conflict Minerals.