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ISSUE 39: DANCING ALONG THE EDGE
Balancing the responsibility to protect vs. respect human rights in challenging environments.
ISSUE NO. 38: LENDERS’ GUIDE TO TCFD CLIMATE CHANGE RISK ASSESSMENT APPLICATION – LESSONS LEARNED AND OUTLOOK
wo years ago, Blackrock[1] and other investors released reports citing that climate...
ISSUE NO. 37: WHAT THE “S”? PART THREE – COMPANY APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION (DEI)
In our previous posts exploring the social aspects of ESG, we have discussed the...
ISSUE NO. 36: THE EXTRACTIVES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INVOLVEMENT
“Indigenous people don’t favor economic development!” “Tribal people are...
ISSUE NO. 35: OIL & GAS AND NGOS: NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT?
Update: 10 Years Ago We Were Thinking… It has been just about ten years since we...
ISSUE NO. 34: DEAR COLLEAGUE: R U REACHING UR STAKEHOLDERS?
We know from experience that in-person stakeholder engagement is the ideal format...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
ISSUE NO. 29: WHAT THE “S”?
WHAT IS “S” AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? “S” heavily impacts operating performance and...
ISSUE NO. 28: DUE DILIGENCE FOR M&A IN THE TIME OF COVID – OVERCOMING RESTRICTIONS TO RELIABLY IDENTIFY AND REPORT RISKS
Conclusion of the U.S. election and the promise of widespread COVID 19 vaccines and...
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