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ARTICLE · 14 NOVEMBER 2020

The New Equator Principles: The Implications For Canadian Mining

The past decade has seen a significant rise in the prominence of environmental and social issues relating to project development. Investors, governments, lenders...

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This article was originally published on The Canadian Mining Journal.

The past decade has seen a significant rise in the prominence of environmental and social issues relating to project development. Investors, governments, lenders and communities are increasingly focused on promoting sustainable development, mitigating climate change, and preventing human rights abuses. In addition to the moral imperative of these goals, investors are growing more aware of the benefits to their bottom line – projects with strong environmental and social bona fides have been demonstrated to outperform those of competitors with weaker policies in the medium to long term.

Recognizing the imperative for – and the benefit of – more responsible, sustainable global development, mining companies and international institutions have been taking the initiative to set up their own risk management frameworks to promote enhanced environmental and social standards.

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