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30 Nov 2011

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Norwegian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Entreprises

[PDF] Final statement: Complaint from the Future in our Hands (FIOH) against Intex Resources ASA and the Mindoro Nickel project

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The NCP emphasises that the extraction of minerals and metals requires a careful assessment and disclosure of the potential for direct and indirect environmental impacts. Sharing information about environmental, health and safety consequences with the local community and indigenous peoples is a key requirement of international standards including the OECD Guidelines, the IFC Performance Standards, and the Global Reporting Initiative. The NCP finds that while Intex has conducted an impact assessment that identifies and addresses some of the environmental and social issues and mitigations associated with the MNP, the analysis is lacking on several points

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