Accountability ‘needed over graft’
Mining CEO issues call at Alternative Mining Indaba, underplays gap between industry and communities
The national leadership must be held accountable, Tom Butler, CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals, told delegates at the Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) on Monday. "It’s very important that we [business and community] discuss the issue of corruption and accountability and engage on it," said Butler. He also said the gap between mining companies and communities was not as wide as the delegates, community representatives, believed it to be. Butler said the lack of trust between the government, companies and communities was the top theme in a discussion on Sunday convened by the Investing in African Mining Indaba. Last-mentioned indaba involves CEOs of the world’s biggest mining companies and ministers from 35 African countries. "The biggest challenge identified was the breakdown of trust between the government, companies and the communities and the need for dialogue," Butler said. However, John Capel, executive director of Bench Marks Foundation, which is participati...
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