The ‘G’ in ESG: Three critical issues for extractives companies
Our article uncovers some of the key governance issues currently facing extractives companies and offers preliminary thoughts on how companies can navigate them.
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‘Changes in investor attitudes pose fundamental challenges to fossil fuel companies’
Carbon Tracker Initiative founder Mark Campanale discusses investor expectations and shortcomings in company and government responses to the energy transition.
Critical Resource joins forces with ERM, the world’s leading sustainability consultancy
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.
‘Good ESG performance is vital for securing investment’
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.
‘The copper supply issue has not been solved’
Copper fundamentals remain strong and companies should recognise a deal that is too favourable to them, says Richard Adkerson, CEO of Freeport-McMoRan.
‘We need less talk and more action on improving ESG performance’
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.
The Unsustainable Sustainable Investing Boom
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.
New stakeholder skills for the future economy
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.
‘It cannot be right that companies that disregard standards can operate and grow at the expense of reputable ones’
Greater government action is needed to encourage natural resource companies to make a positive contribution to societal outcomes, says Eric Rasmussen of the EBRD.
‘Before focusing on targets there needs to be a maturity of understanding of the scope 3 challenge’
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 investment is an unstoppable force’
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 the right to benefit from their natural resources’
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.
Critical Resource MD to contribute to Oxford University course on oil, gas and mining governance
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.
A manifesto for better ESG data in the resource and energy sectors
Responding to the ongoing debate around ESG rating methodologies, our latest white paper argues that to really understand ESG outcomes, investors and company decision-makers need in-depth and sector-specific analysis.
Daniel Litvin in the Financial Times: Climate war needs to be fought on two fronts
Critical Resource MD Daniel Litvin argues in the Financial Times that the global investor movement on climate is on a roll; however, the battle needs to target oil demand as well as supply.