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Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... evolves. One of the group companies within Hitachi is Hitachi Construction Machinery, and they were concerned about the whole mining industry and going into indigenous communities and having a negative impact and that kind of thing. Our directive and ...

Australian mining companies report on human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... risk. A new report by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and the Global Compact Network Australia examines how four mining companies - BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Newmont Mining Corporation and MMG - have implemented policies based on the UN Guiding ...

ICMM members commit to adopt GRI G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The 21 companies of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) have agreed to prepare their sustainability report to the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) G4 guidelines. The requirement to report to the core option of the G4 guidelines ...

Ethinvest rallies support for BHP Billiton board candidate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) from 1997-2001. He is a fellow of AICD, the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Energy Institute (UK), a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME (USA) and a member of The ...

GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... the former general secretary of the ICEM (2007-2012), the global union representing workers in the chemicals, energy and mining sectors. He served as a member of the board of the Global Compact from 2007-2012, and is currently a member of a number of ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... will press its case to the new federal government for the adoption of mandatory disclosure standards for companies in the mining and extractive industry. This week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott named the ministers who will comprise the new government. ...

CEFC provides $75 million to Energy Developments Limited

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... implementation of new projects by EDL." CEFC said its finance facility will be used for projects that convert waste gases from coal mining and land fill into electricity. CEFC's finance facility is also intended to fund remote generation solutions involving ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Water risks are a threat to growth for the largest companies in the metals and mining sector, and those companies that manage water strategically are better financial performers, according to a report from CDP and Eurizon Capital. Fifty-seven of the ...

Local Government Super selects SSgA for equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... investment management agreement - there's a minimum 10% threshold that screens out stocks from industries such as uranium mining, gambling, armaments and tobacco, and there's the SRI overlay." Hartnett said that it is more difficult to use responsible ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... haulage and power generation on-site. Transport is also impacted, including rail and domestic shipping. "With margins in the mining sector under pressure from lower commodity prices, a repeal in the carbon tax and associated measures including the diesel ...