British companies leading new ‘£800bn scramble for Africa’ to control raw materials
London Mining Network member group War on Want has published a new report, The New Colonialism: Britain’s scramble for Africa’s energy and mineral respources. British companies are at the forefront of a new “scramble for Africa” with the help of...
Report on Beyond Good Business conference on mining impacts on women
LMN member group LAMMP recently held a day conference on the impacts of mining on women. You can find a full report on the conference, and the presentations made, here.
Open letter to the EU parliament on conflict minerals
Ahead of a landmark vote on a new conflict minerals law to be held in the European Parliament on 20 May 2015, 157 civil society organisations urgently call on Members of the European Parliament to vote for a law which will finally tackle the trade in conflict minerals...
Is the UK living up to its business & human rights commitments?
The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre has published, ahead of the UK General Election on 7 May, a report called An agenda for the election, and recommendations for the next government. British companies have a massive impact on human rights around the world....