Glencore
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Headquarters in Switzerland
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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Author: Diario del Norte (Colombia)
“Corte ordenó reubicación de la comunidad de Tabaco, desplazada por la operación minera del Cerrejón” – 7 de octubre de 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Últimas noticias legales
- Related companies: Anglo American BHP (formerly BHP Billiton) Cerrejón Coal (joint venture Anglo American, BHP & Glencore) Glencore
Africa: Sierra Leone’s cancellation of mining licence raises concerns about a resurgence of resource nationalism across the continent
Author: Henry Sanderson, Harry Dempsey & Neil Munshi, Financial Times
‘Sierra Leone mine dispute raises fears of resource nationalism’ 9 October 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news on natural resources Natural Resources
- Related companies: Acacia (formerly African Barrick Gold) Barrick Gold Glencore Ivanhoe Mines (now Turquoise Hill Resources) Konkola Copper Mines (joint venture Vedanta Resources, Zambia Copper Investments & ZCCM Investments)
Report raises concerns about potential complicity in corruption among companies buying cobalt from DRC
In 2019, Resource Matters published a report alleging that companies producing technology that requires cobalt (such as cell phones, cars, or others with rechargeable batteries) are unable to avoid the potential corruption in the DRC. The report links...
Glencore response
Author: Glencore
During the production of this report, Resource Matters engaged with Glencore and we responded to a range of questions about our anti-corruption policies as well as our activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our responses to these questions...
- Related stories: DRC: Glencore copper-cobalt mine allegedly linked to pollution, child labour and tax evasion; including past company responses Report raises concerns about potential complicity in corruption among companies buying cobalt from DRC
- This is a response from the following companies: Glencore
Author: Agence Ecofin (Suisse)
« Sept compagnies minières s’associent au WEF pour lancer une nouvelle plateforme blockchain », 28 octobre 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news on natural resources Ressources naturelles
- Related companies: Antofagasta De Beers (part of Anglo American) Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) Glencore Tata Group Tata Iron and Steel (TISCO) (part of Tata Group)
Author: Jean-Philippe Robillard, CBC/Radio-Canada
« L'arsenic déchire les citoyens de Rouyn-Noranda », 4 novembre 2019...
- Related companies: Glencore
Author: El Tiempo (Colombia)
“La disputa por un predio clave para el agua de La Guajira” - 26 de noviembre 2019...
"Glencore : l’agence britannique de répression des fraudes ouvre une enquête pour corruption" - 6 décembre 2019...
- Related companies: Glencore
New company survey & report urges European companies & states to step up efforts to identify & address risks to defenders
Human rights and environmental defenders play a key role in holding companies and states accountable for business-related human rights violations and environmental degradation. However, defenders are increasingly defamed, harassed and killed for...