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Miners cherry-picking on ESG efforts: RMF
The RMF explained that instead of aggregating ESG data from their operations to show only company-wide statistics in their public reporting, companies should provide the mine-site-specific data to meet the needs of stakeholders, including affected communities, workers, investors, and others interested in site-level risks and performances.
Mining MagazineResponsible Mining Index 2022; Ada Peningkatan Transparansi Bidang LST
Ada risiko terhentinya momentum di antara para pemimpin dalam isu-isu LST, bahkan ketika industri mengumumkan ambisius rencana tentang masalah teknis, seperti pengurangan emisi atau peningkatan efisiensi.
Majalah TAMBANG‘Goldilocks zone’ for metal ore formation identified in major boost to green economy transition
In 2020, the Responsible Mining Index accused the industry of greenwashing, highlighting how much work there is to improve the sector’s environmental record.
Environment JournalStart 2022 by calling on Canada to pass corporate accountability legislation
For an up-to-date report on the impacts of mining, read the following report by the Responsible Mining Foundation, “Harmful Impacts of Mining: When Extraction Harms People, Environments and Economies.”
Nation TalkMining’s top ten ‘S’ trends in ESG for 2022
Though ESG is frequently recognized as a top industry risk, a recent Responsible Mining Foundation report indicated that this is still a significant area of weakness for most companies. Nonetheless there is growing recognition of social performance as a technical discipline with specific skill sets; overnight ESG experts, public relations/communications practitioners, or co-workers with ‘great people skills’ are no longer a good stand-in for trained and experienced social management practitioners.
Mining.comToo much water or too little – either way, it’s a problem for miners
In its recent report, “Beyond emissions reductions,” the Responsible Mining Foundation noted that although mining companies are making laudable progress on tracking and reducing their GHG emissions, they have paid little attention to how climate change will exacerbate the impact of mining operations on local communities.
Canadian Mining Journal