Brandon Munro | What Mining Investors Should Know About Corporate Social Responsibility

What is corporate social responsibility (CSR) and why should investors care? Is it simply charity? How can investors make sure a company’s CSR issues are taken care of? How can investors determine if there are going to be CSR issues that derail a project? What should mining companies proactively be doing to ensure CSR issues are covered? Brandon Munro answers these questions and more in this interview. Brandon Munro is the Chief Executive Officer of Bannerman Resources an ASX-listed Uranium development company. Brandon is also a quantitative economist and lawyer with 20 years experience as a corporate lawyer and resources executive, including serving as Bannerman’s General Manager between 2009-2011. Before joining Bannerman as CEO/Managing Director, Brandon was Managing Director of an ASX-listed company, which was focused on base metals exploration in Africa. Brandon also has extensive experience regarding the corporate social responsibility of mining companies and frequently speaks publicly concerning that topic. 0:05 Introduction 0:52 What is corporate social responsibility (CSR)? 4:31 Why should investors care about CSR? 6:43 Is CSR simply charity? 8:20 Brandon addresses CSR issues that have shut down mining projects 14:14 How can an investor verify that relations between a company and an indigenous group are healthy? 16:22 What should mining investors be looking for in a company regarding CSR? 19:17 Is it appropriate & effective for an investor to call an indigenous group & ask them about their relationship with a company? 20:41 How Bannerman Resources ensured all CSR issues are taken care of with their Etango project. 27:20 Final thoughts and advice Brandon Munro’s article, “A Mining Investor’s CSR Checklist”: http://www.miningstockeducation.com/2018/10/a-mining-investors-csr-checklist-by-brandon-munro/ Sign up for our free newsletter and receive interview transcripts, stock profiles and investment ideas: http://eepurl.com/cHxJ39 The content found on MiningStockEducation.com is for informational purposes only and is not to be considered personal legal or investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities or any other product. It is based on opinions, SEC filings, current events, press releases and interviews but is not infallible. It may contain errors and MiningStockEducation.com offers no inferred or explicit warranty as to the accuracy of the information presented. If personal advice is needed, consult a qualified legal, tax or investment professional. Do not base any investment decision on the information contained on MiningStockEducation.com or our videos. We may hold equity positions in some of the companies featured on this site and therefore are biased and hold an obvious conflict of interest. MiningStockEducation.com may provide website addresses or links to websites and we disclaim any responsibility for the content of any such other websites. The information you find on MiningStockEducation.com is to be used at your own risk. By reading MiningStockEducation.com, you agree to hold MiningStockEducation.com, its owner, associates, sponsors, affiliates, and partners harmless and to completely release them from any and all liabilities due to any and all losses, damages, or injuries (financial or otherwise) that may be incurred. To access the free Resource Insider E-book: https://capitalistexploits.org/86-5.html To learn about the Resource Insider investment service: https://capitalistexploits.org/86-6.html Use discount code “MSE” and receive 15% off the normal subscription rate.