The bland and, to the uninitiated, nonsensical ESG acronym brings real difficulties to mining companies as they strive to boost their environmental, social & governance (ESG) credentials.

The problem lies in that there is no one universal set of standards that underpin ESG metrics measured by mining companies, investment funds, consultants and global bodies...

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