A "Positive" Feedback Loop: ESG And Critical Minerals And The Mining Sector

The Canadian mining and metals sector continues to be shaped by ESG factors, which are driving macroeconomic trends and influencing project-level decision-making. However, the demand for materials underpinning the global energy transition, and the need for economies to secure reliable supplies of sustainably produced critical minerals to support that transition, has meant that mining products have become an integral part of the global environmental and social conversation. When coupled with the ongoing investor and other stakeholder focus on ESG, this demand for critical mineral exposure has created a number of opportunities for mining companies.

Market demand

Even in challenged capital markets, there remains broad investor support for companies involved in the production of minerals that are critical to the energy transition. Copper is playing a leading role in this story, with a number of development projects seeking funding, and large industry players