'Company Secretary of Arcelormittal South Africa v Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (69/2014) [2014] ZASCA 184', 26 Nov 2014: This case is adjudicated against the following backdrop. First, the world...is becoming increasingly ecologically sensitive. Second, citizens in democracies around the world are growing alert to the dangers of a culture of secrecy and unresponsiveness, both in respect of governments and in relation to corporations...The present litigation stems from a refusal by...ArcelorMittal South Africa (AM)...[to provide] Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance...[with] information relating to AM’s...activities...and strategic approach to the protection of the environment in the...areas..in which the...[company] operate[s] a major steel plant...The present litigation represents...two competing interests, namely industrial activity and its concomitant significance for the country’s development and economy, as against concerns about the preservation of the environment for the benefit of present and future generations...