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19 Jan 2011

Trickle down needs trickle up

Seventeen miles outside the Mozambique capital of Maputo sprawls the Mozal aluminium smelter - a huge industrial complex that cuts into the red earth and scrub woodland of the Boane district.
26 Oct 2010

What part of 'No' don’t mining companies understand?

The world’s largest mining company has been urged to halt its coal mining operations on the Indonesian island of Borneo by representatives of indigenous people who report that mining “has destroyed our forests, rivers and livelihoods”. A day ahead of BHP Billiton’s London AGM on 21 October, they spoke to an “alternative report”, presented at the House of Lords during an evening meeting chaired by Baroness Sue Miller of Chilthorne Domer.
6 Feb 2010

Vedanta: Why did it take the C of E so long, and what now for its mining portfoilio?

Although welcome, the sale of the Church of England's shares in mining company Vedanta, announced yesterday, was long overdue. There are two clear questions that emerge from this.
7 Dec 2009

Methodists will seek profit from oil and mining despite green pledge

The Methodist Church has said will continue to seek to profit from investments in controversial oil and mining shares, despite last week’s announcement that it was to ‘use its investments to fight climate change’.
27 Oct 2009

C of E investing in company accused of human rights abuses

A company in which the Church of England has a £29m shareholding will face allegations of human rights abuses and widespread environmental destruction as campaigners publish an ‘alternative report’ into its activities today.
16 Feb 2009

Catholic campaign in Philippines undermined by Church of England

The Catholic Church in the Philippines is having significant success in its campaign against mining as the Church of England seeks to profit from the companies who operate there.
11 Feb 2009

Investors urged to follow Church of England on Caterpillar

The decision by the Church of England to disinvest from Caterpillar has been welcomed by the charity War on Want. Institutional investors are now being urged to follow the Church's lead.
10 Feb 2009

C of E divests from Caterpillar as pressure grows over mining shares

The Church of England announced yesterday it had withdrawn its investments in a controversial company as theologians and priests intended to publish a letter denouncing the Church's investment.
9 Feb 2009

Halt mining in the Philippines says new report

A report launched today in the UK will call for a moratorium on new mining in the Philippines. The Church of England however has a substantial investment in the companies which the report challenges.
20 Nov 2007

UK mining companies complicit in abuse of poor says report

British mining corporations supported by the UK government, such as Vedanta Resources, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, are complicit in human rights abuse while making huge profits in developing countries.

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