The CEO Water Mandate
The CEO Water Mandate will seek to engage a critical mass of companies from around the world, willing to undertake serious efforts, in partnership with other stakeholders, to address the emerging global water crisis.
Community Grievance Mechanisms and Australian Mining Companies Offshore: An Industry Discussion Paper
This paper focuses on one aspect of the broader challenge that Australian companies behave responsibly and respect the rights of local communities, which is ensuring that communities in other countries who are impacted by the activities of Australian mining companies can access grievance mechanisms that are fair, trusted and effective.
Barrick Allies with NGOs to Alleviate Poverty in Chile's Atacama Region
Barrick Gold Corporation and Teleton, Un Techo para Chile and America Solidaria, three non-governmental organizations (NGOs), announced the creation of an alliance to assist the most impoverished communities in northern Chile's Atacama Region. Through the Atacama Commitment, the company and its partners will implement a series of targeted programs and initiatives to improve housing and education for people living in poverty, provide services for disabled children and support socio-economic development in the region.
Special Reports: Water resources: Efficiency and conservation – Swimming in dwindling waters
As the planet’s once plentiful blue resource gets used up, companies are acting to secure supply and be more efficient users of water.
Social Investment Working Session Report: Tackling Challenges to Successful Social Investment
IPIECA’s Social Responsibility Working Group organized a working session on Tackling Challenges to Successful Social Investment on 27th June 2008. The IPIECA Guide and this workshop seek to assist companies in understanding the challenges,
addressing them, and engaging with relevant stakeholders in dialogue to further improve communication and practice
in this area.
CHF's Capacity Building Approach
The CHF Capacity Building Approach document articulates CHF's philosophy and approach to capacity building. It is based on 45 years of development experience and lessons learned from designing and implementing hundreds of projects with developing country partners throughout the world.
Towards Sustainable Mining
This paper presents five factors of sustainable development which impact shareholder value. These factors take into account broader factors including commodity and country exposure as well as mine development and corporate responsibility factors of sustainable governance and HSEE (health, safety, employment and environment) in operations.
Global Water Tool
WBCSD’s Global Water Tool is a free and easy-to-use tool for companies and organizations to map their water use and assess risks relative to their global operations and supply chains.
Towards Sustainable Mining: Riding with the Cowboys, or Hanging with the Sheriff?
In recent years, a groundswell of public opinion has caused sustainable development to become a serious business consideration for the metals and mining companies and for their investors. The reaction of the industry has been mixed, with a wide range of responses to these emerging business risks and opportunities. We argue that the five factors that make up
sustainable development will affect long-term shareholder value and that those companies which are reacting most effectively to these challenges, are likely to outperform.
