Far from being a romantic dream, renewables are central to meeting the energy demands that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring. Read the full article on the World Economic Forum Website here.
The Roundtable for Product Social Metrics, started three years ago, is now moving forward as a multi-stakeholder organisation. With this step, the Roundtable is opening its doors to new participants, inviting interested companies, industry associations, NGOs and researchers to join the collaboration. The main goals are to refine the concept of product social impact assessment and further its adoption in industry.
The world’s largest project finance deals have been transacted for liquefaction schemes. When comparing LNG project finance to other sectors such as power, petrochemicals and infrastructure it is evident that LNG has continued to compete successfully for global funds. Read the full article on GastechNews here.
Mining Shared Value, a venture of Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB), partnering with GIZ to support the creation of a measurement and reporting standard for local procurement in the mining industry. View the full article on GOXI here.
View the full report here.
The Government of Guinea and Simandou South Project Partners – including IFC – signed on 27 November the project’s Local Content Policy at an event held at the Ministry of Mines and Geology. This policy outlines a roadmap to enabling greater local participation in the development of this major mining and infrastructure project.
Mongolia is one of several developing countries in the world where project proponents are legally required to establish agreements with host communities or local government authorities. Read the full blog post on GOXI.
Read current and past World Bank Extractive Industries Reviews on the IFC’s Oil, Gas & Mining page.
When: July 18-22, 2016
Where: Columbia University, New York, NY
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When: June 6-15, 2016
Where: Columbia University, New York, NY
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