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Risks and Opportunities For Mining When mining executives from across the globe responded to 2020’s Global Outlook Survey Report, no one had heard of COVID-19. At the time a global pandemic was a hypothetical disaster scenario far from front-of-mind. How have 12 months of unprecedented disruption and uncertainty changed this outlook? Well, the remarkable core […]

How The Mining Industry Is Driving The Sustainability Agenda At KPMG’s 16th Annual Mining Executive and Director Forum held virtually on Jan. 19th, we interviewed mining executives Randy Smallwood, president and CEO of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. and current chair of the World Gold Council, and Marcia Smith, senior vice-president of sustainability and external affairs […]

Resourcing The Energy Transition: Making The World Go Round Countries around the world are doubling down on their commitments to more sustainable climate and energy practices, including Canada. Net zero agendas adopted by energy-intensive economies will necessarily require large-scale rollouts of renewable energy technologies to eliminate emissions from power generation and decarbonize the world’s manufacturing […]

Decarbonizing The Mining Industry: Achieving 2030 And 2050 Goals More mining companies are making bold commitments to decarbonize their operations to reduce business risk and help fight climate change. The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), which represents 28 mining companies and 35 commodities associations worldwide, recently committed to a goal of net-zero scope 1 and […]

Survey of mining industry’s cyber security reveals gaps in in protecting operational technology In 2020, KPMG’s report, the Digital maturity of Canada’s energy & natural resources sector, reported 94% of Canadian energy and mining companies were investing in digital technology to create a competitive advantage – saying transformation was critical to their long-term success. With […]