| answer text |
<p>The Church Commissioners have been closely engaged in holding the mining company
responsible for the collapse of the Vale dam in Brumadinho, Brazil to account. The
Commissioners hosted a roundtable meeting with other investors and senior management
from a number of the largest mining companies, at which it became clear that there
was a major industry-wide issue with the safety and monitoring of these dams.</p><p>Following
demands from the investor’s group, on the 19th March, the Chief Executive of BHP agreed
to the need for “a common, international and independent body to oversee the integrity,
construction and the operation of all dams and supported the call for increased transparency
in tailings dams disclosure.” The Commissioners welcome the lead taken by BHP, and
the investor’s group will continue to hold the mining sector to account.</p>
|
 |
