On 26th March, Critical Resource recorded an exclusive ‘Critical Conversation’ podcast with leading thinkers to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on climate action by companies and governments.
Critical Resource’s Senior Advisory Panel provides initial thoughts on the COVID-19 crisis: “the biggest test of international cooperation the world has faced – and so far we are failing”.
We are excited to announce that as of 17 February 2020, Critical Resource will be a part of ERM, the world’s leading sustainability consultancy.
Our article uncovers some of the key governance issues currently facing extractives companies and offers preliminary thoughts on how companies can navigate them.
Carbon Tracker Initiative founder Mark Campanale discusses investor expectations and shortcomings in company and government responses to the energy transition.
IFC Global Head of Mining Namrata Thapar discusses investor expectations and calls on companies to be more ambitious on impact investing, shared value creation, gender equality and water management.
Copper fundamentals remain strong and companies should recognise a deal that is too favourable to them, says Richard Adkerson, CEO of Freeport-McMoRan.
Incoherence in the ESG movement is posing major challenges to resource companies and holding back on-the-ground outcomes, argues Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment.
In an article published by Project Syndicate, Critical Resource Founder & MD Daniel Litvin argues that the movement championing more enlightened financial capitalism is beginning to exhibit some familiar flaws.
Mining companies will need an expanded set of stakeholder skills to navigate the new challenges posed by battery metals, rare earth elements and other technology minerals.
Greater government action is needed to encourage natural resource companies to make a positive contribution to societal outcomes, says Eric Rasmussen of the EBRD.
Matthew Bateson, Critical Resource senior advisor, argues that companies should avoid knee-jerk reactions to target-setting, and that mining can learn from the oil and gas sector’s approach to industry-wide climate action.
ESG investing is unstoppable and companies will need an adaptable mindset as the energy transition proceeds, says Edward Mason of the Church of England, which leads high-profile investor pressure on climate change.
Developing countries have a right to drill for oil and underinvestment by oil companies due to climate pressures risks global price shocks, says Chair of Tullow Oil Dorothy Thompson.
Daniel Litvin will chair a session on local challenges around extractive-industry investments as part of the course, which is organised by Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government and the Natural Resource Governance Institute.
