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.
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.
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.
Andrew Grant from the Carbon Tracker Initiative argues that oil and gas companies will have to credibly prove to investors that they are among the lowest-cost producers to survive the energy transition
Former CEO of Western Mining warns against the retreat of major mining companies from difficult jurisdictions.
CEO and Executive Director of Anglo Pacific Julian Treger predicts an era of squeezed supply and high prices, and comments on the prospects of coal as a new rare earth.
Critical Resource’s Founder & MD discusses ‘The Energy Transition: Corporate Adaptation Strategies’ at Atlantic Council panel discussion.
Woodside CEO and MD Peter Coleman discusses the impacts of geopolitics on oil supply, what higher prices could mean for the industry, and how the idea of continuous improvement applies to the social license.
Shell Chairman and Critical Resource Senior Advisory Panel member Chad Holliday advises oil and gas companies to be more proactive on climate change and to become comfortable with elevated political risk.
