Anniversary vigil for Brumadinho mining disaster

Anniversary vigil for Brumadinho mining disaster

Friday, 24 January 2020 from 16:00-18:00 Embassy of Brazil, 14-16 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5BL On 25 January, 2019, a catastophic tailings dam collapse took place at the Brumadinho iron ore mine operated by Brazilian multinational Vale (in which a number of UK...
Unmasking BHP: frontline defenders inside the company’s AGM

Unmasking BHP: frontline defenders inside the company’s AGM

BHP held its London AGM (annual shareholders’ meeting) on Thursday 17 October. We aim to publish a full report and commentary on the AGM in the coming days. For now, we report on what the four participants in our October speaker tour said to the company’s...
What’s in the water?

What’s in the water?

BHP, the London-listed mining giant, released its half-year profit earnings this morning, on 19th February. Their net profit for June-December 2018 increased to $3.8 billion, up 90 percent from the last half of 2017. But it comes at a cost: clean water for...