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Rio Tinto partners with Voltalia and BEE parties for  RBM renewables power

Global mining giant Rio Tinto has announced that its mineral sands operations Richard’s Bay Minerals (RBM) , located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa,  will be supplied with renewable solar power through an agreement with international energy company Voltalia and local Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) partners. Under the agreement, Voltalia will begin construction of the Bolobedu Solar…

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Anglo-American partners with EDF in big Renewables push for SA

Anglo American and EDF Renewables have agreed to form Envusa Energy, a new jointly owned company, to develop a regional renewable energy ecosystem (“RREE”) in South Africa. In March 2022, the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the ecosystem’s development, designed to meet Anglo American’s operational power requirements in South Africa and…

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Old Mutual Investment Group Launches SA’s First ESG Index Tracker Unit Trusts

Despite an increase in consumer products designed with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in mind, there are still few options available to the average retail investor who wants exposure to responsible investments. The global population is becoming increasingly aware of the rising threat of runaway climate change, resource depletion and pollution growth on our…

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Rio Tinto joins First Movers Coalition towards low carbon value chains  

Rio Tinto this week announced it will join the First Movers Coalition, a global initiative to help commercialise zero-carbon technologies by harnessing purchasing power and supply chains. More than 50 companies with a collective market value of about $8.5 trillion across five continents now make up the coalition to create early markets for innovative clean…

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World Economic Forum leads global business in aligning ESG frameworks

Global challenges amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic have made Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues even more pressing for policymakers, boards and executives. To promote alignment among existing ESG frameworks, the World Economic Forum, with Partners including Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC, has identified a set of universal metrics and disclosures – the Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics. During the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings…

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Mpumalanga Coal Belt would die if coal was switched off- Mantashe

Mining and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says the Mpumalanga towns of Ermelo, Middleburg, Witbank, Hendrina and those within range of the coal-fired power stations would perish if the power stations were to be switched off. Addressing investors at the Limpopo Provincial Mining, Energy & Industrialisation 2022 Investment Conference on Thursday morning, Mantashe told delegates that…

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