Pages tagged with "Responsible Minerals"
Today’s devastating landslide in northern Myanmar is a damning indictment of the government’s failure to curb reckless and irresponsible mining practices
As the Afghan government moves ahead with new mining contracts, Afghan and international civil society organisations expressed serious concern about continued weaknesses in the management and oversight of the mining sector
Another secret document reveals the financial networks behind Sudan’s most powerful militia – the Rapid Support Forces
In Cape Town this week, two very different conferences on the mining sector have been taking place. The division between the two events underscores two sides of the mining sector
This move to hand a large chunk of the gold market back to Sudan’s government is a positive step in the right direction.
New evidence reveals how the most powerful military leader in Sudan has captured the country’s gold market
Secret documents reveal the financial network behind Sudan’s Rapid Support Forcemilitia and its leader Mohammed ‘Hemedti’ Hamdan Daglo
There are serious problems in artisanal mining - but it is a huge and diverse sector, which varies widely across mines, local areas and countries.
Today’s metal markets value price and quality, but they overlook the impacts of mineral production and trade on people and the planet. This needs to change.
Along supply chains, we see loss of life and human suffering linked to the metals and minerals that underpin our daily lives. This needs to change.
The Responsible Jewellery Council’s new standard requiring supply chain due diligence by all its members is a step forward for responsible sourcing in the jewellery industry, but significant gaps remain.
Global Witness today joins a coalition of 16 NGOs to respond to the London Metal Exchange's responsible sourcing roadmap in an open letter, as the consultation period comes to a close.
We welcome the World Diamond Council’s latest statements acknowledging serious human rights concerns in the diamond sector – but the real test is whether this will translate into industry action.
It’s high time companies took responsibility for their human rights and environmental impacts. The OECD forum on responsible mineral supply chains could be an important moment to change things, if we seize it.
Global Witness welcomes responsible sourcing rules for LME brands and particularly requirements for brands to publicly report on financial crime and corruption risks in line with EITI and OECD standards, and on named individuals directly responsible for supply chain due diligence within their supplier networks.
Sophia Pickles breaks down the ethical challenges for German industry as it moves towards low-carbon, mineral-intensive tech.
Afghanistan’s suspension from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on January 18 is an urgent wake-up call for the government to fundamentally strengthen efforts to reform the sector, Afghan and international CSOs said today.
The law may do little to reform the notoriously corrupt, conflict-tainted, multi-billion dollar jade sector while allowing companies involved in illegal activities and human rights and environmental harms to secure access to the valuable mineral.
The Myanmar authorities must end its assault on peaceful protestors and immediately release three Kachin peace activists jailed for defaming the military last week and drop charges against another three charged with peacefully protesting the court conviction.
The London Metal Exchange (LME) Responsible Sourcing proposal in its current form fails to ensure that the operations and trading practises of LME members will meet international responsible sourcing standards, as laid out by the OECD Guidance.
