Horizonte Minerals plc has published its 2020 sustainability report focusing mainly on the Araguaia ferronickel project with additional data from the Vermelho nickel-cobalt project and corporate head office in Brazil. MAIN POINTS The company highlighted key achievements including no work-related Covid-19 transmissions, no lost time injuries and fatalities and no environmental incidents. In April 2020, […]
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Neptune awarded silver medal by EcoVadis
Neptune Energy plc announced it had been awarded silver medal status from environment, social and governance (ESG) ratings organisation, EcoVadis. PIONEERING The ranking places Neptune in the top 25% of all 75,000 global organisations assessed by EcoVadis. The organisation assesses companies’ policies, actions and performance disclosures in the areas of environment, labour and human rights, […]
Altus completes drinking water project near Diba
Altus Strategies plc has completed the first phase of a long-term community development programme (CDP) at the company’s Diba gold project in western Mali. DRINKING WATER The company initially consulted local community representatives in Diba on which priorities the CDPs would have the most impact. Discussions identified critical themes in health and education, which became […]
IOG commits to Scope 1 and 2 net zero
IOG plc has completed a comprehensive emissions assessment (EA) which commits the company to Scope 1 and 2 net zero status as of 2021. KEY POINTS The EA was conducted by IOG’s internal environmental, social and governance (ESG) taskforce in collaboration with energy advisor Genesis. The EA encompassed the Phase 1 development and corporate activities. […]
IOG appoints James Chance head of capital markets-ESG
IOG plc has appointed James Chance to a new role of head of capital markets and ESG [environment, social and governance]. Mr Chance has led the company’s ESG work since 2020.
Hummingbird boosts Yanfolila market gardens
Hummingbird Resources plc has completed key infrastructure for two new locally supported village market gardens at Yanfolila, southern Mali. The miner now supports a total of 10 market gardens. Progress has also been made at the company’s supported village nursery’s with some 10,000 trees ready to plant in the coming months as part of the […]