In March 2014 New Gold Inc’s. New Afton Mine became the first mine in North America to be certified to the ISO 50001 Energy Management System (EnMS) Standard.  Since then, New Afton has realized annualized energy savings equivalent to 15% of the total 2021 energy consumption.  ISO 50001 has also supported compliance with the Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining Energy and GHG (Greenhouse Gases) Management protocol. 

ISO 50001 helps build energy and GHG management into the business systems of the company, so it becomes what everyone does on a day-to-day basis.  It helps engage employees in energy and GHG management and it’s the employees who drive energy and GHG performance improvement at New Afton through their creative and innovative suggestions. 

New Afton has received numerous awards in recognition of their energy management systems and initiatives, including the prestigious Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Energy Management Award of Excellence.