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Blog: The Host-Guest Relationship: Community Engagement Themes from PDAC 2013
Alison Colwell, Associate Director, Advisory Services
Around the world, communities act as hosts to mining companies. How can these companies treat their hosts with respect and develop partnerships with local peoples to ensure sustainable development? In this blog, we share lessons gleaned from the 2013 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention. Read more →
BSR Insight Article: Mining in Latin America: Navigating the Divide Between National Policies and Local Opinion
Alejandra Martin, Manager, Advisory Services
After decades of moderate activity, most countries in Latin America have experienced a dramatic increase in mining operations due to attractive metals prices and the need to generate more government revenue. In just the last decade, the value of mining in Latin America tripled from US$90.1 billion in 2001 to US$305.8 billion in 2011. While the mining boom is not limited to the region, the activity in Latin America presents a range of unique challenges and opportunities to mining companies and other stakeholders. Specifically, BSR has seen two important trends: Read more
BSR Insight Article: Top 10 CSR Issues and Trends for the Extractives Industry in 2013
Jessica Davis Pluess, Manager, Research Michael Oxman, Director, Advisory Services
For the extractives industry, 2013 will bring key challenges, but at BSR we are optimistic that leading companies will continue to integrate sustainability into their core business models and identify new opportunities to collaborate within and across sectors on mega-issues such as climate change and poverty alleviation. Read more
Blog: Sustainability in the Oil, Gas, and Extractives Industries: A Conversation with BSR Senior Advisor Nick Wood
Jeremy Prepscius, Vice President, Asia-Pacific
BSR's new Senior Advisor Nick Wood, a former Shell International executive who will focus on the global oil, gas, and extractives industries at BSR, shares his thoughts on the industries' sustainability challenges and opportunities—and why companies need to give up some control to get it right. Read more →
Blog: China’s Social Risk Reviews: A Tool Not a Burden
Christine Bader, Human Rights Advisor, BSR
Earlier this month, China's leadership announced that "social risk reviews" will be required for all major industrial projects. Read more →
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