The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) announced a new agreement that will bind its 23 member companies to further improve the management of mine tailings1 throughout their global operations.
Going for Gold, a women empowerment programme that aims at working towards women living in and around artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mines in Ghana and Tanzania, has been launched in Accra.
When: Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Where: EY Montreal, 800 René-Levesque W., 19 floor, Montreal
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reached out to 50 companies involved in renewable energy projects with a set of 10 questions on their approach to human rights, with a focus on community engagement.
IPECA, the global association for environmental and social issues related to oil and gas, has launched its new website, offering information for industry practitioners.
The custom of “haq tyag”, or sacrifice of right, entails a person – usually a woman – relinquishing their claim on ancestral property. It is widely practised in the Indian state of Rajasthan despite a 2005 national law that gave women equal inheritance rights.
Representatives from 55 governments, mining companies, industry associations and the civil society will meet at the annual general meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) in Geneva, Switzerland.
When: November 2-3, 2016
Where: Columbia University, New York, USA
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The world’s largest miner, BHP Billiton, is determined to bridge the gender gap in the mining industry. On Thursday, the company announced a new initiative to diversify an industry that has historically been male-dominated, Bloomberg reports.
The national mining association of Argentina (CAEM) says it will adopt the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative developed by the Mining Association of Canada.
