Mining companies have long been subject to criticism for their environmental and social impacts, but a new study by Tresor Gold, a junior mining company focused on exploration and development projects in West Africa, reveals that institutional investors are increasingly viewing mining investments as impact investing if the firms are developing metals essential to crucial technology supply chains.
Tresor Gold’s research shows that 85% of institutional investors, including pension funds, private equity and venture capital funds, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds, believe that miners producing metals for new technologies such as electric vehicles (EVs) and their battery storage systems are contributing to positive social and environmental outcomes. This trend...
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