“Extractive companies are nowhere close to being sustainable”
Bunny McDiarmid, Greenpeace International Executive Director, calls for companies to step up their game on sustainability and warns of climate risk in the extractive sector.
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News and Articles
“Political risk is everywhere in the oil and gas business”
Lord Browne, former CEO of BP, warns that political risk is inescapable in the oil business and predicts that renewable firms will face mounting stakeholder pressures.
“The energy transition is inevitable, now is the time to act”
Rachel Kyte, CEO of the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All and new member of Critical Resource’s Senior Advisory Panel, calls for more climate progress from IOCs, NOCs, and the mining industry.
Daniel Litvin: “Don’t take risk at face value” – Mining Journal article
Mining Journal report of a speech by Critical Resource founder and Managing Director Daniel Litvin – in which he argues that resource investors should assess each individual project on its own risk profile.
Leading industry figures Simon Thompson and Evy Hambro join Critical Resource’s Senior Advisory Panel
Two leading industry figures have joined Critical Resource’s Senior Advisory Panel, reflecting the critical importance of sustainability and ‘license to operate’ challenges now facing the energy and mining sectors.
The tragic cycle of resource politics
Corruption in oil and mining, real or perceived, fuels resource nationalism, which in turn undermines socially beneficial resource investment, argues Daniel Litvin.
Head of WWF Marco Lambertini: “Do not leave the environment as an afterthought”
WWF Director General Marco Lambertini makes the business case for sustainability, and shares his thoughts on water stewardship, environmental protection and civil society.
RAW Talks with Daniel Litvin
Critical Resource’s Founder & MD talks with a leading resource-sector website about ‘social licence’ myths and realities.
Ross Beaty: “Trump will be forgotten”
Leading mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty gives his investment tips – and puts the boot in on fossil fuels, Trump and global ‘over-consumption’.
Lukas Lundin: “I have a greater risk appetite than others”
In a Critical Resource Q&A, Lukas Lundin discusses commodity prices, DRC and Ecuador deals, and his hunt for a multi-billion-dollar acquisition.
“Mozambique-scale discoveries are a possibility in Madagascar”
Madagascar’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum sees a bright future for investment in his country, but only if it makes the necessary reforms.
The Trump agenda – what it means for resources and energy
Critical Resource advisors and other leading experts reflect on the implications of Trump’s presidency for energy and resource companies globally.
Guinea mines minister: “Read beyond Simandou headlines”
In a Critical Resource Q&A, Abdoulaye Magassouba argues that recent scandals distract from Guinea’s improvements as an investment destination.
EITI Chair: Mining companies lead transparency agenda
In a Critical Resource Q&A, EITI Chair Fredrik Reinfeldt discusses why oil and gas firms lag behind mining companies on transparency.
New realities for stakeholder relations
As confidence returns to commodity markets, investors face new political and stakeholder dynamics.