by acornintll | Feb 1, 2021 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 34: DEAR COLLEAGUE: R U REACHING UR STAKEHOLDERS? We know from experience that in-person stakeholder engagement is the ideal format for building meaningful dialogue. But in 2020, global pandemic made this all but impossible. Consequently, an explosion of...
by acornintll | Jan 27, 2021 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 33: THE TWO CULTURES: MINING VERSUS EVERYDAY PEOPLE AND WHAT MINERS SHOULD DO ABOUT IT – PART TWO Two factors dominate the mining industry’s DNA – one business-based and the other from science. Both are mindsets with unique assumptions, concepts and ways of...
by acornintll | Jan 13, 2021 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 32: WHAT THE “S”? PART TWO – ABOUT ESG MEANING AND BUSINESS SIGNIFICANCE Previously, we discussed the accelerating importance of ESG’s “S” to investors, customers, workforce and local communities. This article dives deeper into strategic value creation...
by acornintll | Dec 28, 2020 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 31: HOW TO SATISFY INCREASING INVESTOR DEMANDS FOR REPORTING ON STAKEHOLDER INTERESTS Blackrock’s 2021 Proxy Voting Guidelines for Shareholders call on companies to undertake appropriate due diligence to understand and manage risks related to the interests...
by acornintll | Dec 21, 2020 | Notes
ISSUE NO. 30: MINING IN THE REAL WORLD TODAY: WHY DON’T THEY LIKE US? PART ONE I put it to you that mining, and indeed, the whole extractive industry, faces quite a challenge. In fact, in some jurisdictions, it faces a threat to its very survival. This is odd given...
