James Smither

Tweets mostly about mining, risk and compliance - I work for @HSFlegal but any opinion expressed is personal. Retweets and follows are not endorsements.

[James Smither @jamessmither]

Preaching to the choir mostly I am sure but if you're vaguely big and/or vaguely global, it's beyond time you put geopolitical risks front and centre in your business planning. It's a wild world out there.
#geopolitical #riskmanagement

https://t.co/BpTsqxc0dv

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Tweeted on the same day an EU study says high-risk online behaviour is close to "normalised" among young people. Seems a dangerous interface of push and pull factors.

https://t.co/AvZoOcLEOR

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V. interesting analysis from Osborne Clarke on the initiation of regulator enforcement against unlawful online choice architecture in e-commerce. More to come...

CMA launches first investigation as part of its dark patterns focus  https://t.co/JC8qDAgn5g

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Well, quite. WeWork as well. 21st century snake oil.

Doesn’t anyone do due diligence any more? https://t.co/WcCQ5L82Nn

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Interesting view on new forces that can make or break "global city" status. It's grim reading for Hong Kong and Miami. London, meanwhile, soldiers on.

Global cities are fragile by nature. Here are some on their way down https://t.co/8YevSnuwyX

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As a former frequent visitor to #Africa it's hard to overstate what a massive game-changer this is for the continent, and its population's well-being. #scienceisawesome 💉

Oxford’s malaria jab spurs high, sustained protection in children https://t.co/3FZkF9cLuG

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No-one seems quite sure what the "Governance" in ESG means, let alone how to measure it. Here's a pitch that it should stand for geopolitics instead...

https://t.co/8fFI9TafOS

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Fascinating to see the weaponising of #ESG and social media as a new front in geopolitical contestation over natural resources!

Pro-China group attacks US rare earths plant in fake social media posts https://t.co/NxKXzfo32j

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Wow. This is quite a precedent.

SEC Files Fraud Complaint over False Safety Claims https://t.co/r2YLtyl8iK via @HarvardCorpGov

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A columnist in the FT makes a moral case against #cryptocurrecy - both not only are prone to boom and bust, but the socio-economic footprints are also comparable...

https://t.co/NaYmTfqSuq

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“The challenge is simple: without a growing, responsibly run mining industry there will be no energy transition”

A greener world needs a lot of lithium, platinum, copper, nickel, manganese, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, zinc, rare earths...
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https://t.co/wRODdgO6sH

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Thought-provoking exploration into how the transition from "old economy" to "new economy" brings different aesthetics, and very divergent concepts of pride, safety and security...

How did a vast Amazon warehouse change life in a former mining town? https://t.co/lPBKfi4jWD

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Very interesting. Trust in those giving orders is more important to positive #COVID19 outcomes than wealth or quality of infrastructure.

A lesson no doubt relevant in the business world also.

https://t.co/csP5TMnXED

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With Serbia also agonising about #lithium here's more evidence that many assumptions about a low-carbon future are overly simplistic

https://t.co/ISyx6MOq9b

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When #ESG meets resource nationalism? 🤔

Kyrgyzstan says it seized mine over alleged environmental and safety breaches https://t.co/77dBp2OFfD

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When a global perception ("we need more people to be driving electric vehicles") collides with local interests - a clear & timely reminder that #cleanenergy is very much a relative concept.

https://t.co/QIdxzmK11Y

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Fascinating multi-stakeholder collaboration to use cryptocurrency for an altruistic end...

Digital scheme pays Venezuela health workers from frozen funds https://t.co/DIyoM3QhoV

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Colombia’s president says Western cocaine users culpable in Amazon destruction... could add to this people who wear gold/diamonds, people who eat exotic or water-intensive super foods, and many others. Environmental literacy should be taught in schools?

https://t.co/e1ncfW1nAp

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Such worrying times for #Ethiopia - one of my favourite places - as a human rights and humanitarian catastrophe that has mostly flown under the world's radar nears a terrifying climax 🇪🇹

Abiy’s abyss – Act now to avert a bloodbath https://t.co/lmlgoe6SOw

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An important judgment that hopefully fatally undermines the dangerous "the client is always right" defence (mindset) for doing anything discriminatory.

https://t.co/aapMYw6PjP