Geopolitics, which dominated mining & metals sentiment in 2024, promises to further fragment markets in 2025. To understand the market landscape, White & Case conducted its ninth annual survey of industry participants....more
1/15/2025
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Relations
In December 2023 – January 2024, we conducted a straw poll of 240 decision makers in the mining & metals sector via an online survey. While the findings are subject to the limitations of sample-based information, they do...more
2/1/2024
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Global Economy ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Natural Resources ,
Supply Chain
Geopolitical risks and inflationary pressures may have overtaken ESG as the top concerns for the mining & metals sector, but there is little expectation that ESG factors will diminish for investors and firms in 2023....more
1/19/2023
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Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Metals ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Popular ,
Sustainability
Against a backdrop of record commodity prices and the pressure for miners to boost their ESG credentials, the sector is seeking to position itself as a trusted partner in fighting climate change. Will 2022 cement the mining &...more
2/7/2022
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Climate Change ,
Commodities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Metals ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Popular ,
Sustainability
Mining companies entered 2020 in good financial shape and have continued to secure finance despite disruption from COVID-19 -
The mining industry has navigated the past nine months in better shape than most sectors, even...more
11/30/2020
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Coal Industry ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EBITDA ,
Economic Development ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Gold ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Liquidity ,
Metals ,
Mineral Exploration ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Mining ,
Rare Earth Metals
The global mining & metals industry began the new decade on a positive note. But as the global economy is struck by the unprecedented force of the coronavirus pandemic, how is the sector positioned for life...more
The global mining & metals sector is facing one of its most challenging transitions yet, as the industry is considering how it can best position itself to regain and maintain stakeholder confidence on ESG matters.
Miners...more
1/15/2020
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Australia ,
Blockchain ,
Brazil ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Global Economy ,
Global Market ,
Human Rights ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Institutional Investors ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Natural Resources ,
Paris Agreement ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Sustainability ,
Trade Wars ,
United States ,
Water ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Mounting pressure on businesses to gain clarity on their social and environmental footprint will challenge corporate operations in 2019. New risks are present but there are also opportunities for companies willing actively to...more
4/5/2019
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Climate Change ,
Common Law Torts ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Human Rights ,
Investors ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Native American Issues ,
Parent Corporation ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Resource Extraction ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency