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
/ Capital Markets ,
Climate Change ,
Commodities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Metals ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Popular ,
Sustainability
PGMs are helping Southern African mining remain relevant and contributing to a global clean and green transition -
"Among the rarest metals on earth, PGMs are well known for their catalytic properties."
Platinum...more
11/17/2021
/ Africa ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Global Economy ,
Green Energy ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
South Africa
PGMs are helping to ensure that Southern African mining remains relevant and is contributing to the global clean and green transition -
Platinum group metals (PGMs) have been the main contributor to a major uplift in...more
Taking ESG matters seriously improves business performance; ESG best practice must become integral to the business and should be a "given" in any mining project.
In November, world leaders, policy makers and climate...more
9/15/2021
/ Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Green Energy ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Metals ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Net Zero ,
Sustainability ,
Wind Power
Steel is essential to every aspect of modern life, yet its future finds itself centre stage in the climate change debate. Can advances in green steel technologies, fuelled by innovative investments from miners and steel...more
The UK Supreme Court has issued the latest in a series of landmark decisions on parent company liability under English law for claims alleging environmental damage and human rights abuses.
In a unanimous reversal of the...more
2/23/2021
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Violations ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Human Rights ,
Internal Controls ,
Nigeria ,
Parent Corporation ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Zambia
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
/ Capital Markets ,
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
On 3 September 2020, the European Commission presented its Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials to secure the European Union's access to critical raw materials and reduce its dependency on third countries. The proposed...more
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
/ Africa ,
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
The market is buzzing with speculation and activity across the battery supply chain -
With the World Economic Forum pegging the global battery market to be worth around US$100 billion by 2025, understanding the emerging...more
11/16/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Batteries ,
Blockchain ,
Business Opportunities ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Storage ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Manufacturers ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Supply Chain
As corporate responsibility evolves, and the focus on corporate sustainability grows, more businesses in the mining and metals and related sectors are referencing the long-term potential of blockchain technology and platforms...more
10/22/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automotive Industry ,
Blockchain ,
Compliance ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Extractive Industry Transparency Rule ,
Human Rights ,
Innovative Technology ,
Internet of Things ,
Metals ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency
In a long running group litigation between a number of Sub-Post Masters and Post Office Limited, Mr Justice Fraser, sitting in the English High Court, has given detailed consideration of the issue of relational contracts in...more
9/6/2019
/ Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Good Faith ,
Implied Covenants ,
Joint Venture ,
Mining Contracts ,
Oil & Gas ,
Public Employees ,
UK
Rapid advances in blockchain technology are reinventing the way companies operate and deliver products and services to their clients. These changes are particularly visible in the mining & metals industry, a sector that has...more
6/10/2019
/ Accredited Investors ,
Blockchain ,
Capital Structures ,
Digital Currency ,
Ethereum ,
Financing ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investors ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Mining Royalties ,
Offerings ,
Popular ,
Profit Sharing ,
Regulation D ,
Royalties ,
Securities Tokens ,
Smart Contracts ,
Tokenization ,
Utility Tokens ,
Virtual Currency
On 10 April 2019, the Supreme Court in Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe, determined that a UK-domiciled parent company may owe a duty of care to third parties affected by operations of its foreign subsidiary....more
4/23/2019
/ Contamination ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Violations ,
Farms ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mining Contracts ,
Parent Corporation ,
Property Damage ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Toxic Exposure ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Zambia
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
/ Benchmarking ,
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
The global mining & metals sector spent much of 2018 in the thrall of macro uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. Heading into 2019, what does the underlying picture look like?...more
1/18/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
China ,
Coal Industry ,
Commodities ,
Duties ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Global Marketplace ,
Imports ,
Innovative Technology ,
Institutional Investors ,
Mergers ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Steel Industry ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration