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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) view in the resource sector

Time for a carbon levy on shipping fuel

Reducing shipping emissions is a vital component of the fight against global climate change

Posted by Jose Maria Larocca , Rasmus Bach Nielsen on September 25, 2020

Bringing clarity to prepayments – time for common disclosure rules.

Time for global disclosure rules of prepayments

Posted by Jonas Moberg on January 29, 2020

Our ESG performance in 2019 – Trafigura and climate change

Last week we launched our fifth Responsibility Report. Here I highlight a couple of key aspects related to climate change and how we seek to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

Posted by Jonas Moberg on January 20, 2020

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Market view

Articles on the economics of the resource sector, market commentary and crystal ball gazing by Saad Rahim, Chief Economist, Trafigura Group.

Can the “Green Shoots” survive the winter?

Trade war or peace? Growth or gloom? How does the macro environment look going into the end of 2019 and the start of 2020?

Posted by Saad Rahim on December 03, 2019

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Guest view

Articles specific to the resource sector from invited experts in the Resource field. If you are interested in contributing please email Jonas.Moberg@trafigura.com.

Covid-19: A chance to put social impact on the corporate agenda once and for all?

Impact-driven initiatives easily fall off the list of corporate priorities. But the current crisis could change that – and corporate foundations and other corporate social investors are uniquely placed to use their influence. EVPA's Karoline Heitmann shares four ways they can take a lead.

Posted by Karoline Heitmann on June 01, 2020

In times of turbulence, the world needs physical commodity traders

In times of crisis such as the recent oil market disruption, the role of commodities trading firms becomes more important than ever, as their supply chains can alleviate some of the industry's natural bottlenecks.

Posted by Jeremy Weir on May 25, 2020

The need for an interdependent system of governance and accountability

Auret van Heerden puts forward the case for a unified and universally accepted labour standard for artisanal small-scale mining and for shared responsibility for workers’ rights all along the supply chain.

Posted by Auret van Heerden on April 17, 2020

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Responsible sourcing

Time for a carbon levy on shipping fuel

Reducing shipping emissions is a vital component of the fight against global climate change

Bringing clarity to prepayments – time for common disclosure rules.

Time for global disclosure rules of prepayments

Our ESG performance in 2019 – Trafigura and climate change

Last week we launched our fifth Responsibility Report. Here I highlight a couple of key aspects related to climate change and how we seek to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

Market view

Can the “Green Shoots” survive the winter?

Trade war or peace? Growth or gloom? How does the macro environment look going into the end of 2019 and the start of 2020?

Guest view

Covid-19: A chance to put social impact on the corporate agenda once and for all?

Impact-driven initiatives easily fall off the list of corporate priorities. But the current crisis could change that – and corporate foundations and other corporate social investors are uniquely placed to use their influence. EVPA's Karoline Heitmann shares four ways they can take a lead.

In times of turbulence, the world needs physical commodity traders

In times of crisis such as the recent oil market disruption, the role of commodities trading firms becomes more important than ever, as their supply chains can alleviate some of the industry's natural bottlenecks.

The need for an interdependent system of governance and accountability

Auret van Heerden puts forward the case for a unified and universally accepted labour standard for artisanal small-scale mining and for shared responsibility for workers’ rights all along the supply chain.

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