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Corporate Governance, Deforestation, ESG, Mining / 04.08.2025

Will President Lula veto the ‘Devastation Bill’ taking into account environmental and social disasters as the one unleashed by Mariana and Brumadinho dam collapses?

Mariana Dam collapse is the Largest Environmental disaster in Brazil, and the largest environmental class action in the world. On November 5, 2015, the Mariana Dam Collapse entered Brazilian history as the largest mining-waste disaster in history, affecting 50 municipalities. On the occasion, 45 million...

Companies, Mining / 12.11.2020

Still no justice for the victims of the Rio Doce disaster after the UK court ruled in favour of the mining company BHP

On November 9, 2020 the UK High Court rejected the lawsuit brought by the victims of the collapse of the Fundao Tailings Dam in Mariana against the mining company BHP Billiton. According to the relatives of the victims and the damaged activities in the region,...

Companies, Infrastructure, Mining / 24.09.2020

Rio Tinto blast of ancient aboriginal site in Australia sparks concerns over local communities’ rights

Reputational damage at RioTinto as a result of Juukan Gorge’s blast in breach of the 1972 WA Aboriginal Heritage Act brought responsible investors to ask for CEO resignation. It is clear that the Aboriginal traditional owners were not granted a Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). FPIC is...

Automobiles and Parts, Climate change, Infrastructure, Mining, Oil and Gas, Positive impact cases / 17.09.2020

Reviving the legacy of UK’s lithium industry

While the benefit of lithium batteries are well-known (batteries are light, charge fast and are able to store a lot of energy) and used in wide-spread technologies (from electric cars to smartphones), the extracting process is far from being environmental friendly as well as it...

Climate change, Coronavirus, Disinvestment, Mining, Renewables / 31.07.2020

Covid-19 has accelerated the waning of the coal industry

The coal industry is likely to never recover from the heavy blow caused by COVID19, experts said. The modern society’s dependence on coal has been cut loose due to the slash in costs of its greener alternatives and heightened climate activism. Pandemic has accelerated the shift...

Climate change, Industrials, Mining, Oil and Gas / 06.07.2020

Trump continues to weaken environmental regulations during Covid-19 pandemic

Since he became president, Trump has dismantled 100 environmental rules. A drastic accelerator to this law reformation has been put in place during the COVID19 pandemic [caption id="attachment_2625" align="aligncenter" width="892"] Credits: AP Photo/Evan Vucci[/caption] Since the beginning of his mandate as president of the United States, Trump has...

Industrials, Mining / 25.09.2019

Rio Tinto ties up with China’s steelmaker Baowu to cut emissions

The Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China's largest steel producer, China Baowu Steel Group. The MOU aims at developing ways to reduce carbon emissions released during steel manufacturing process. The partnership, signed on September 25, 2019, includes a collaboration with Tsinghua...

Mining / 29.01.2019

The collapse of Brumadinho Dam is Brazil’s worst workplace accident of 21st century

The failure of three Vale dams (Corrego do Feijao Dam) in Brumadinho on January 25, 2019, is considered to be the worst workplace disaster in Brazil's history that might also become one of the world's deadliest industrial disasters of the 21st century. On January 28,...