The Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corp (WGAC) represents the Eastern Guruma area in WA s iron ore-rich Pilbara region - some of the most mined Country in the nation.
The group wants to ensure ordinary Australians, as well as shareholders and stakeholders, are aware of the importance of cultural heritage through a scorecard system.
The WGAC Director Tony Bevan said the system will rate mining companies out of a possible 1250 points, based on heritage protection compliance, caring for the environment, relationship with mining companies and Indigenous groups, and social reporting. Each mining company will get a score and so FMG might get a score of X and Rio get a score of Y and we ll say these are the areas where we ve identified [as] areas for improvement, Tony Bevan told NITV News.
An Aboriginal group said on Wednesday it plans a scorecard to rate miners including Fortescue and Rio Tinto in Western Australia's iron ore heartland, on how well they comply with various environmental, social and governance metrics.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Aboriginal group said on Wednesday it plans a scorecard to rate miners including Fortescue and Rio Tinto in Western Australia’s iron ore heartland, on how well they comply with various environmental, social and governance metrics.
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The Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corp (WGAC), which represents the Eastern Guruma region in the Pilbara, said it hoped the move would help educate investors and the broader public after the destruction of ancient rock shelters by Rio Tinto last year.
“It’s not easy for people to hear from the native title holders, so you tend to get just the mining company’s view of the world,” director Tony Bevan told Reuters.
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MELBOURNE An Aboriginal group on Wednesday said it plans a scorecard to rate miners in Western Australia’s iron ore heartland on how well they comply with various environmental, social and governance metrics.
The Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corp (WGAC), which represents the Eastern Guruma region in the Pilbara, said it hoped the move would help educate investors and the broader public after the destruction of ancient rock shelters by Rio Tinto last year.
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