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ICMM members commit to adopt GRI G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... groups and met with senior GRI staff. Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and MMG are members of ICMM, along with African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Areva, Barrick, Coldelco, Freeport-McMoRan, Goldcorp, Gold Fields, Hydro, JX Nippon Mining ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian businesses were included in the survey. Alumina, BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals, Newcrest Mining, OneSteel, OZ Minerals and Sims Metal Management answered the questionnaire and gave a public response, and CDP lists the overview of their responses ...

IGCC releases reports analysing climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... released three reports analysing the impacts of climate change, energy cost and carbon risk on investments in the mining and minerals, property and construction, and oil and gas sectors. The likelihood of more than two degrees of global warming in coming ...

Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has designed and is implementing a water accounting framework to provide a means for companies to analyse their water use and management in a way that is tailored to the minerals industry. Developed in conjunction ...

CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... on Mining and Metals (ICMM) is testing a framework for water reporting and accounting, which is being developed by the Minerals Council for Australia and the Sustainable Minerals Institute. "They are considering the framework's international applicability ...

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining names director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... has been appointed director to the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM), which is part of the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at the University of Queensland. Ali will join the University of Queensland as CSRM's new leader in late 2012. ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... and insurance also scored well. Materials were in the red zone, with the exception of BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and OZ Minerals. The report found that there was no correlation between the number of women on a board and the company's overall rating. "The ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainable development performance in the mining and metals industries. The ICMM's members include: African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, AREVA, Barrick, BHP Billiton, Codelco, Freeport-MCMoRan Copper and Gold, Goldcorp, Gold ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... manifested themselves again this week with independent MP Tony Windsor calling for AU$400m from the government's proposed Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) to go to funding environmental assessments of the impact of coal seam gas mining. Windsor has ...

Copper producer joins International Council on Mining and Metals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainable development performance in the mining and metals industries. The ICMM's other members include: African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, AREVA, Barrick, BHP Billiton, Freeport-MCMoRan Copper and Gold, Goldcorp, Gold Fields ...