Social Responsibility - Mining Technology https://www.mining-technology.com/sector/theme/macro/esg/social/ Mining news and in-depth feature articles on the latest mining company deals and projects covering trends in mineral exploration with up to date data on the most mined metal and mineral commodities Thu, 16 May 2024 15:33:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2022/01/cropped-Mining-Technology-Favicon-1-32x32.png Social Responsibility - Mining Technology https://www.mining-technology.com/sector/theme/macro/esg/social/ 32 32 Mining volcanic brine: a new era of mining could be about to erupt https://www.mining-technology.com/features/mining-volcanic-brine-a-new-era-of-mining-could-be-about-to-erupt/ https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2024/05/IMG_1683-scaled.jpg Thu, 16 May 2024 15:29:08 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/features/mining-volcanic-brine-a-new-era-of-mining-could-be-about-to-erupt/ Bubbling below the earth's surface is a stash of metals essential to the energy transition. Reaching these resources means mining a volcano.

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]]> Vale faces £3bn lawsuit in Netherlands over Mariana dam disaster https://www.mining-technology.com/news/vale-fresh-legal-action-netherlands-dam-disaster/ https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2024/01/Vale-protests.jpg Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:16:13 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/vale-fresh-legal-action-netherlands-dam-disaster/ Brazilian mining major Vale is facing new legal action in the Netherlands over the deadly 2015 Mariana dam disaster in Brazil.

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]]> Guinea trade unions suspend national strike after union boss released https://www.mining-technology.com/news/guinea-mining-strike-ends/ https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2024/01/mining-2-img-4.jpg Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:51:50 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/guinea-mining-strike-ends/ Guinea’s trade unions have suspended a nationwide strike that had been ongoing since Monday and crippled the country’s mining sector.

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]]> Q4 2023 update: social responsibility related private equity activity in the mining industry https://www.mining-technology.com/dashboards/deals-dashboards/privateequity-activity-social-responsibility-mining-industry/ https://www.mining-technology.com/dashboards/deals-dashboards/privateequity-activity-social-responsibility-mining-industry/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:58:22 +0000 In the global mining industry, there were 3 private equity deals announced in Q4 2023, worth a total value of $986m, according to GlobalData's Deals Database.

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]]> https://www.mining-technology.com/dashboards/deals-dashboards/privateequity-activity-social-responsibility-mining-industry/feed/ 0 Killing for oil – the necessity of representation in climate action https://www.mining-technology.com/analyst-comment/killing-for-oil-the-necessity-of-representation-in-climate-action/ https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/11/shutterstock_1517144867.jpg Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:09:04 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/?p=653932 What lessons for just climate action can be learned from the maltreatment of the Osage nation, as depicted in Killers of the Flower Moon?

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]]> Leading with an invisible hand: what role will private finance play at COP28? https://www.mining-technology.com/features/leading-with-an-invisible-hand-what-role-will-private-finance-play-at-cop28/ https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/11/GettyImages-1236317281.jpg Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:55:30 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/leading-with-an-invisible-hand-what-role-will-private-finance-play-at-cop28/ In advance of the conference starting this week, Energy Monitor walks you through what role private finance can be expected to play at COP28.

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]]> Why COP28 is “the most important COP” since the Paris Agreement  https://www.mining-technology.com/features/why-cop28-is-the-most-important-cop-since-the-paris-agreement/ https://www.mining-technology.com/features/why-cop28-is-the-most-important-cop-since-the-paris-agreement/#respond https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/11/GettyImages-1793899896.jpg Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:07:01 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/why-cop28-is-the-most-important-cop-since-the-paris-agreement/ Energy Monitor takes you through what to expect at the UN climate conference taking place in December in Dubai, COP28.

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]]> https://www.mining-technology.com/features/why-cop28-is-the-most-important-cop-since-the-paris-agreement/feed/ 0 COP27: Have we committed to our goals? https://www.mining-technology.com/analyst-comment/cop27-have-we-committed-to-our-goals/ https://www.mining-technology.com/analyst-comment/cop27-have-we-committed-to-our-goals/#respond https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/11/shutterstock_2216256125.jpg Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:22:58 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/?p=653193 Despite negotiations being ongoing since COP27, they have been slowed down by a lot of disagreements on how the fund will work.

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]]> https://www.mining-technology.com/analyst-comment/cop27-have-we-committed-to-our-goals/feed/ 0 What in the world has happened since COP27? https://www.mining-technology.com/analyst-comment/what-in-the-world-has-happened-since-cop27/ https://www.mining-technology.com/analyst-comment/what-in-the-world-has-happened-since-cop27/#respond https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/11/shutterstock_2217598359.jpg Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:01:38 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/?p=652554 Since last year’s COP27 summit, what events and government acts, if any, have made a positive impression on the climate?

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]]> https://www.mining-technology.com/analyst-comment/what-in-the-world-has-happened-since-cop27/feed/ 0 What does Biden’s executive order mean for worldwide AI regulation? https://www.mining-technology.com/analyst-comment/what-does-bidens-executive-order-mean-for-worldwide-ai-regulation/ https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/11/shutterstock_2284290971.jpg Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:59:21 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/?p=652552 The executive order highlights the US sentiment towards AI regulation, but presents a fragmented approach with possibility of discord.

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