Briefing finds increasing commitments to free, prior & informed consent in mining sector; low levels of commitment in oil & gas
"Community Consent Index 2015: Oil, gas, and mining company publ ic positions on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent", Jul 2015
For many project-affected communities, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) represents a critical tool for ensuring that they have a say in whether and how extractive industry projects move forward. This policy brief examines publicly available corporate commitments regarding community rights and community engagement. The results suggest increasing commitments to FPIC in the mining sector but disappointing trends in relation to the oil and gas sector and women’s participation in decision making. [Refers to Anadarko, Anglo American, Angkor Gold, AngloGold Ashanti, Areva, Barrick Gold, BG Group, BHP Billiton, BP, Chevron, China Minmetals, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China Shenhua Energy (part of Shenhua Group), CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation), ConocoPhillips, Eni, First Quantum Minerals, Freeport-McMoRan, Glencore, Gold Fields, Goldcorp, IamGold, Minerals and Metals Group (MMG) (part of China Minmetals), Newcrest, Newmont, Occidental Petroleum, OceanaGold, PanAust, Petrobras, PetroChina (part of China National Petroleum Corporation), Pluspetrol, Repsol, Rio Tinto, Statoil, Teck Resources, Total, Tullow Oil, Vale]