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Helping drive Europe’s green future

Helping drive Europe’s green future

The commissioning of Terrafame’s new battery chemicals plant in Finland is timed right for the market, writes Amin Zahir of Trafigura

Posted by Amin Zahir on March 16, 2021 Commodities Insights

Rethinking compliance and sustainability through collective action

Rethinking compliance and sustainability through collective action

Vanessa Hans from the Basel Institute puts forward the case for a collective approach by the private and public sectors as well as civil society and international organisations to develop good and universal compliance, sustainability and human rights practices.

Posted by Vanessa Hans on February 11, 2021 Commodities Insights

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

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 Commodities Insights

In times of turbulence, the world needs physical commodity traders

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 Commodities Insights

The need for an interdependent system of governance and accountability

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 Commodities Insights

The Mutoshi Project: a preview of unexplored opportunities for Corporate Philanthropy

The Mutoshi Project: a preview of unexplored opportunities for Corporate Philanthropy

Should business and philanthropy be always opposed to each other or could they pursue complementary purposes? A case study about a philanthropic project and a corporate pilot in DRC shows that there is room for mutual benefits when business and philanthropy join forces.

Posted by Vincent Faber on December 16, 2019 Commodities Insights

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