We have no chance of decarbonising our society without intensive use of metals, many of which must be newly dug out of the ground. ESG investors, therefore, cannot ignore the sector. However, there have been many high-profile incidents of miners and materials companies exhibiting practices which do not align with the ‘E’ and the ‘S’ in ESG to say the least.
What is the actual track record of the sector? How are mining and materials companies lessening their impact, and what will the cost of these measures be?
Professional investors can expect to gain an understanding of the environmental impact of mining companies in particular, as well as an overview of the green capital projects that these companies are undertaking to diminish this impact.