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RBS carbon emissions up to 1,200 times higher than reported figure
Research from LMN member group WDM has revealed that Royal Bank of Scotland’s 2012 carbon emissions could be up to 1,200 times higher than the figure reported by the bank, and 18 times the total emissions of Scotland. See...
Video: Antofagasta Minerals – Dangerous Shares
This short video involves interviews with shareholders in the London-listed, Chilean-based Antofagasta after the company's 12 June AGM in London and includes news of what has happened since to the company in Chile, where most of its operations are. See...
UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples issues report on extractive industries and indigenous peoples
The annual thematic report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of indigenous peoples, which he will present to the Human Rights Council in September 2013,addresses issues related to extractive industries and implications that they have for the rights of indigenous...
REE Electronics Recycling Being Explored
The use of rare earths in electronics devices such as smart phones, batteries and hard drives is well-known, but a lesser-explored area is how the rare metals might be recycled. Doing so would not only cut down on e-waste, but could go some way towards mitigating the...
UK Action Plan on Business and Human Rights will bring little comfort to victims of corporate abuse
The UK Action Plan on Business and Human Rights will bring little comfort to victims of corporate abuse, says UK NGO Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID). The Action Plan is a damp squib more concerned with pandering to the concerns of British business...
Action plan on human rights must go beyond business as usual, says CORE
Press release from CORE Coalition, Wednesday 4 September 2013 A coalition of human rights and development NGOs, alongside unions, has given a cautious welcome to today’s launch of an official UK government Action Plan on Business and Human Rights by Vince Cable and...
Sweden's indigenous Sami in fight against British mining company Beowulf
On a dirt road passing through sparkling lakes and spruce woods in the wilds of northern Sweden, a woman belonging to Europe's only indigenous people - the Sami - chants a traditional, high-pitched tune. Since the end of the last Ice Age, the Sami have wandered the...
Philippines – Mining rights violations on the increase again
Protest against human rights abuses linked with mining in the Philippines Human rights abuses against anti-mining advocates are picking up in the Philippines. Once more there have been killings of opponents of Glencore Xstrata's Tampakan mine in Mindanao. Tribal...
BHP Billiton faces US corruption probe
US authorities have warned BHP Billiton that they are looking into issues that could lead to the world's No.1 mining company having to face action over potential breaches of anti-corruption laws, related mainly to terminated projects and its sponsorship of the Beijing...
Antamina faces threat of legal action for toxic mining spill
Hundreds of Peruvians affected by a toxic spill are considering taking considering legal action against the Antamina mining company. Antamina is the world’s third largest copper producer and is majority owned by the British-Australian firm BHP Billiton and the...