Could a UN investor group help tackle the mining sector's ESG failings?

Investors and religious leaders are backing a new global initiative to improve environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards across the mining industry, amid growing concerns over how the reputational and geopolitical risks faced by the sector could undermine the net zero transition. Launched today at the London Stock Exchange, the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 is aimed at addressing "systemic risks" faced by the mining industry that could challenge its social license to operate just as its role in providing raw materials for the net zero transition becomes increasing...