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Glencore merged with Xstrata in May 2013 to form Glencore Xstrata, then rebranded as Glencore in 2014. Please see the Xstrata section for items about Xstrata prior to May 2013.
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[PDF] Conflict and Project Finance: exploring options for better management of conflict risk
Author: Corene Crossin, Jessie Banfield - International Alert
This background paper focuses on the linkages between project finance and conflict. Project finance is frequently used to fund investments in higher-risk developing countries – particularly for large infrastructure and natural resource extraction...
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- Related companies: Anvil Mining (part of China Minmetals) AXA Barclays BNP Paribas BP Citigroup Dexia Enron Fortis Glamis Gold (part of Goldcorp) Glencore Goldman Sachs HSBC ING KBC Morgan Stanley PetroChina (part of China National Petroleum Corporation) PNC Financial Services Riggs Bank (now part of PNC Financial Services) Rio Tinto Sonangol Standard Bank UBS
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Behind closed gates: ethnic discrimination in employment
Author: Amnesty International
...[Discrimination] continues to be one of the most serious obstacles to the return of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). This report focuses on the continuing discrimination against workers from ethnic minorities, including in equal...
- Related stories: Bosnia & Herzegovina: Amnesty Intl. report finds widespread employment discrimination is obstacle to return of refugees - refers to Aluminij, New Ljubija Mines (joint venture Mittal Steel & RŽR Ljubija)
- Related in-depth areas: Bosnia & Herzegovina NGO Racial/ethnic/caste/origin discrimination - an introduction
- Related companies: Aluminij ConocoPhillips DaimlerChrysler (now Daimler) Fiat Glencore (now Glencore Xstrata) Mittal Steel (part of Arcelor Mittal) Norsk Hydro (now part of Statoil) Vitinka
[PDF] Involvement of UBS in the global mining and oil & gas sectors
Author: Jan Willem van Gelder, Profundo (Research paper prepared for Berne Declaration & Greenpeace Switzerland)
This report aims to identify and describe the financing activities undertaken UBS Group in the global mining and oil & gas sectors. Most emphasis is given to the involvement of UBS in financing mining and oil & gas projects and companies which...
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- Related companies: Alcan (now Rio Tinto Alcan) Alcoa Alpha Natural Resources Alrosa (Almazy Rossii Sakha) Anglo American AngloGold Ashanti Barrick Gold BHP Billiton BP Cerrejón Coal (joint venture Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Glencore Xstrata) CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) Energy Resources Australia (part of Rio Tinto) Eni Evraz Foundation Coal Gazprom Glencore (now Glencore Xstrata) Lukoil MedcoEnergi Newmont Novatek Peabody Energy Petrobras PetroChina Rio Tinto Sinopec Tatneft Teikoku Oil TNK-BP Total UBS Yukos
[PDF] Conflict-Sensitive Project Finance: Better Lending Practice in Conflict-Prone States
Author: International Alert
Violent conflict presents a serious challenge for businesses operating abroad. A large body of evidence shows that investments in conflict-prone countries, and the interaction with the dynamics of violent conflict at local and national levels that...
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- Related companies: ABN Amro AXA Barclays BNP Paribas Dexia Fortis Glamis Gold (part of Goldcorp) Glencore (now Glencore Xstrata) Goldcorp HSBC ING KBC Montana Exploradora (part of Goldcorp) Morgan Stanley Rio Tinto Sonangol UBS
Author: Adital
...el Tribunal Permanente de los Pueblos (TPP) tendrá su sesión en Colombia, con el tema "Multinacionales, Recursos Naturales y Guerra Sucia", en el campo de la minería y el petróleo...el TPP juzgará la responsabilidad de las multinacionales ligadas a...
- Related stories: Colombia: Tribunal Permanente de los Pueblos (TPP) "juzga" la responsabilidad de multinacionales mineras y petrolíferas respecto a los derechos humanos
- Related in-depth areas: Industria extractiva
- Related companies: Anglo American BHP Billiton BP Cerrejón Coal (joint venture Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Glencore) Coca-Cola Drummond Glencore Gran Colombia Gold Muriel Mining Nestlé Occidental Petroleum Repsol YPF
Author: ComunicaRSE
El presidente de Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, exigió a las compañías Drummond (Estados Unidos) y Glencore (Suiza) que cumplan con los planes ambientales de las concesiones que recibieron para la explotación de carbón en el norte del país. Uribe dijo que...
Miners' Woes Heard - If Faintly - in US
Author: Helda Martínez, Inter Press Service
"We believe it's a deliberate distortion to present the problem of human rights violations in Colombia as the result of a simple struggle between good guys and bad guys," [Colombian] lawyer and trade unionist Francisco Ramírez told IPS. "What is...
- Related stories: Drummond lawsuit (re Colombia)
- Related in-depth areas: Colombia Killings
- Related companies: Anglo American BHP Billiton Cemex Drummond Glencore (now Glencore Xstrata) Occidental Petroleum
[PDF] Do You Know What Junior Is Doing? - Managing ESG Risks in ‘Independently – Managed Operations’ in the Mining Sector
Author: F&C Investments
Major mining companies have long recognised that effective management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks is fundamental to the long-term success of their operations...But...one area of mine management remains poorly addressed: the...
Author: El Tiempo [Colombia]
Aunque esta clase de reuniones empresas-Gobierno por lo general guardan un bajo perfil, en un hecho poco usual, el viernes pasado [varios ministerios] expidieron un comunicado conjunto...en el que convocaron a la reunión...a las empresas carboneras......