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RMF urges ban on deep-sea mining until effects better understood
A moratorium on deep sea mining should be enforced until the process is fully researched and understood, the Responsible Mining Foundation said Nov. 10. During an RMF webinar hosted Nov. 11, CEO Hélène de Villiers-Piaget said that until the full ramifications of deep-sea mining are understood a "moratorium" should be enacted.
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Vale reforçou o trabalho de diagnóstico e disseminação dos princípios de ESG. A empresa estudou a metodologia por trás dos principais provedores de informações sobre ESG: ISS, Glass Lewis, MSCI, Sustainalytics, Responsible Mining Index e DJSI."
ESTADÂOGold miners increasing focus on ESG, but challenges remain
A Sept. 23 joint report of the Responsible Mining Foundation and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment at Columbia University concluded that as a whole, the mining sector is falling short of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, a common metric related to ESG themes.
S&P Global Market IntelligenceMiners taking “limited action” to reach sustainability goals, says RMF
The Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF) has updated its reporting on the commitments of the world’s mining companies to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, concluding that many of the world’s leading miners are engaging in only “limited action” to reach these targets over the next decade.
Mining TechnologyMining & Social Development Goals: huge potential, limited action, says report
The Responsible Mining Foundation said that there had been "multiple and striking mismatches between companies’ rhetoric and action". The report found, for example, that SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing) and SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) are two of the goals that many firms claim to be prioritising, yet accounted for some of the weakest levels of action.
Industry EuropeMining industry's commitment to SDGs mostly rhetoric
In a recent research article the Responsible Mining Foundation highlighted the striking contrast between companies' materiality analyses and their actions on these SDGs.
Bizcommunity.comNew Responsible Mining Foundation report: Mining and the SDGs - huge potential, limited action
Just 10 years are left to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals – and as one of the few sectors with links to all 17, the mining industry has a significant role to play in contributing to their achievement. But as the new report "Mining and the SDGs – a 2020 status update" published by the Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF) and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment reveals, the sector as a whole is falling short. TheStreet Georesources FinanzNachrichten.de PRNewswire - StreetInsider KTVN Channel 2 New Delhi Times
Markets Insider- Business InsiderV Foro Regional de La Naciones Unidades (ONU) sobre las Empresas y Derechos Humanos para América Latina y El Caribe
"Saber y mostrar" - Transparencia empresarial en materia de derechos humanos en ALC. Sesión organizada por el Centro Vincular (PUCV) de Chile. Con: Jvan Gaffuri (S&P Global), Ingrid Koch (PUCV), Pierre de Pasquale (RMF), Laura Espinach (GRI), Carolina Hoyl (PUCV).
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