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This webinar will introduce the concept of corporate social responsibility as applied to oil and gas operations and consider an integrated approach to developing a corporate CSR policy.http://seminarsinternational.net/esi/upcoming-webinars/february-18-2014-esi/See More

Recent discoveries of oil and gas reserves in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique have the potential to greatly impact and transform economies in East Africa. More than 50 wells were completed in the region in 2012, delivering nearly half of conventional oil and gas resources found worldwide that year. Used responsibly, billions of dollars of new government revenues will support investments in infrastructure and social services; at the same time, these discoveries can engender or exacerbate…See More

The Community Relations Practice in the Extractive Industry programme has been developed in partnership by Synergy Global and the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry at the University of Witwatersrand, with support from Anglo Gold Ashanti, Anglo American, and Xstrata. This exciting educational programme seeks to address the critical need for capacity and professional skills in community relations within the industry. It is aimed at professionals within Africa from extractive…See More

Mega investments in the extractive industries – including oil, gas, and mining – have the potential to be a springboard for development in many low- and middle-income countries, through major tax revenues, technology transfer, infrastructure development, employment and capacity building. However, reaping those benefits is challenging, and more often these investments have been a source of corruption, social degradation, resource dependency, and environmental catastrophe. How then can…See More