Social conflict remains a serious problem in Peru. In August 2012 the Human Rights Ombudsman...reported a total of 245 conflicts in the country...The bulk of the conflicts...relate to socio-environmental concerns. The majority of these...relate to the extractive...industries. Firms with significant British capital...account for approximately half the foreign direct investment in Peru’s mining sector. In some cases, projects operated by these companies have been at the root of conflicts with local communities in Peru. In many others...projects are being carried out without resulting in disputes...In order to establish which companies have the most problematic concessions we have cross referenced a list of British firms with the Ombudsman’s report on social conflict. Our research indicates that 25% of these companies currently operate projects which have resulted in disputes with local groups. The largest number of conflicts currently relate to the activities of Xstrata...and BHP Billiton...