BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton (BHPB) is an international mining firm which describes itself as "the world's largest diversified resources company." It mainly deals in minerals and petrochemicals. In 2006, BHPB's profits exceeded US$10 billion.
BHPB has been accused of environmental vandalism, displacing indigenous people, and unfair union controls. [1]
Climate Change
In June 2007, in response to concerns about global warming, BHPB announced that it would commit US$300 million "over the next five years to support the development of low emissions technology and to encourage emissions abatement," reported Reuters. BHPB "also set fresh targets to reduce the energy and greenhouse intensity of its projects by 2012. ... BHP was on track to beat a target of a five percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per unit of production by end-June 2007, and had set a target of a further 6 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2012." [2]
Subsidiaries
BHP Billiton is the 100% owner of uranium miner Western Mining Corporation.
Personnel
- Don Argus, Chairman
- Chip Goodyear, Chief Executive Officer
- Tom Harley, President Corporate Development
- Ian Wood, Vice-President of Sustainable Development and Community Relations
SourceWatch Resources
External Links
- Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, BHP Billiton resources, accessed February 2004.
- Peter Crush, "CSR: Let actions speak louder than words", PR Week, September 16, 2005. (Sub req'd).
- Burton, Bob. BHP admits Ok Tedi mine is environmental disaster, Asian Times Online, 17 September 2006.
- Friends of the Earth Brisbane, BHP AGM: Olympic Dam will continue to operate outside law, 29 November 2006.
- "BHP Billiton to Take More Action on Climate Change," Reuters, June 19, 2007.
