Many of the world’s largest mining companies risk the perception that they are “sustainable development goal- (SDG-) washing” through selective reporting of their impacts on these universal goals, the ‘Responsible Mining Index (RMI) Report 2020’ reveals. The report was released on Monday by independent research organisation, the Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF).The report states that companies often highlight in their sustainability reports the positive contributions they make toward achieving the United Nations (UN) SDGs, while generally omitting any mention of negative impacts that would impede achievement of the SDGs.
