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European Metals Executive Chairman Keith Coughlan believes that the Project s CO
2 footprint will be very low when compared with other hard rock lithium projects. The proximity to end users resulting in low transport CO
2, the fully integrated nature of the Project and anticipated lower CO
2 emissions from mining and processing strongly suggest that lithium from Cinovec will have a low carbon footprint compared to its peers. We are quietly confident and look forward to releasing the results of our Carbon Footprint assessment.
PERTH, Australia, May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
European Metals Holdings Limited ((ASX &, AIM: EMH, NASDAQ:ERPNF) ( EMH , European Metals or the Company ) is pleased to announce that the Company has adopted a set of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics and disclosures following the recommendations released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva, Switzerland¹ which are acknowledged as the gold standard for ESG reporti
Behind the buzz of ESG investing, a focus on tech giants and no regulation
by Fernanda Wenzel on 30 April 2021
Despite its exponential growth in the last few years, environment, social and governance (ESG) investment is still very unclear and controversial, which makes it hard to define what it means.
According to a study by financial markets data provider Refinitiv, the largest and best-known ESG funds invest most of their clients’ money in big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook companies with a small carbon footprint and high returns for shareholders.
Some experts say this focus on carbon means the financial market often ignores other ESG issues like data security and labor rights, where big-tech companies have tended to fall short.