The soothing sounds of a string orchestra and piano accompany images of a sunrise over snow-capped mountains followed by the stillness of a city’s downtown
Non-profits and companies are trying to put their differences aside to ensure that communities near oil, gas and mining projects benefit from ongoing operations. “We
The fight for greater transparency in the oil, gas and mining sectors has been won and lost many times over the last four years, leaving
Purmamarca, ARGENTINA – When Tesla Motors revealed in February it would build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery plant, shares in major lithium producers such as
IMA, Peru – Raul Chavez has spent nearly 30 years toiling for gold in the parched rocky hills of Peru’s southern desert highlands. He is
On an 800-hectare stretch of tribal land in southern Nevada, construction of a large-scale solar project is underway that will not only help power the
Extractive companies, whether hunting for oil or gold or chromite, face a growing problem. As demand for minerals, metals and energy rises, the search for
IBERIA, Costa Rica – Howler monkeys roar fiercely at stray dogs scouring for morning scraps in a tree-lined alley, while an assortment of tropical birds
Corporate Knights sent two graduate students to a panel at the most recent Social Investment Organization conference, where they attended a panel on “Aboriginal Communities
U.S. President Barack Obama will soon make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, with very serious implications for Alberta and Canada’s economic well-being. Although
Hero: A.P. Moller-Maersk Group Following a public relations campaign led by Danish shipping powerhouse A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s government promised
Hero: General Electric General Electric announced in September that it had successfully recycled 100,000 refrigerators and freezers through the UNTHA Recycling Technology (URT) system. The
The Achuar people of northern Peru came to Canada last April to have Talisman Energy’s drilling operations on their ancestral land stopped. The Calgary-based oil
Last year, Vancouver-based Goldcorp was removed from the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as accusations swirled of human rights abuses and environmental contamination at several of
Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold mining company, has made big commitments to improve the lives of Chileans living in the country’s Atacama region, the
Since the 1970s, sulphur-dioxide emissions from the Inco nickel smelter in Sudbury, Ont., have shrunk 90 per cent. That achievement cost $1 billion. Now, the
Hero: Vale Canada Vale Canada, a subsidiary of the giant Brazilian mining firm, broke ground in April on a $2-billion retrofit of its Copper Cliff
Cory Wanless sits at his desk in downtown Toronto, flipping through photo after photo of burning huts and maimed bodies. He points out where Adolfo
The front door of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band office swings open every few minutes with a visitor or a band member. Nestled in the
War looms. This time next year, 100 million new mouths will go hungry, according to World Bank projections. That will push the number of starving people above one billion, a
