Today, would-be miners, The Metals Company, submitted an updated registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Businesses are obliged by law to present an honest summary of the potential risks for investors and if businesses are found to have withheld information on the financial risks of their enterprise, they may face legal consequences.
Today the European Commission published the EU agenda on International Ocean Governance, announcing its intention to “prohibit deep-sea mining until scientific gaps are properly filled, no harmful effects arise from mining and the marine environment is effectively protected”.
Continue reading European Commission strengthens its position against deep-sea mining
Source: News Ghana
Author: Gideon Sarpong
Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) Ghana have joined the global call for a moratorium on deep seabed mining during an African dialogue on deep seabed mining which took place last Thursday in Accra.
Continue reading Ghanaian youth group joins global call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining
Source: Triodos Bank
Triodos Bank has updated its minimum standards to exclude companies that are involved with controversial activities, such as deep-sea mining.
Continue reading Triodos Bank underlines the dangers of deep-sea mining
Source: Apple podcasts
Adrian and Matthew Gianni, co-founder, political and policy advisor for the DSCC, discuss the ethical concerns and environmental risks of deep sea mining, from the perspective of an alliance over 100 environmental groups.
MEDIA RESPONSE
An article which appeared in the LA Times today has raised serious concerns about the conduct, integrity and effectiveness of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the intergovernmental body charged by the UN with safeguarding the deep ocean.
