NGOs vs. the extractives
Robert BloodManaging Director, SIGWATCH
Reputation in Oil, Gas and Mining Conference, London, 11 June 2014
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NGO campaigning on extractives in last 10 years
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Data points are derived from 7 month moving averages of monthly NGO activity counts
oil
gas
coal
mining
North American NGO campaigning on climate change
Data points are derived from 7 month moving averages of monthly NGO activity counts
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Data points are derived from 7 month moving averages of monthly NGO activity counts
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North American NGO campaigning on climate change
Keystone XL
Shale gas
Coal-burningand health
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BHP
Rio Tinto
Vale
Glencore Xstrata
Anglo American
Criticism
NGO attitude to leading minersAggregate NGO criticism/praise in last 12 months
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ExxonMobil
Shell
Chevron
BP
ConocoPhillips
BHP
Rio Tinto
Vale
Glencore Xstrata
Anglo American
Criticism
Praise
NGO attitude to leading IOCs and minersAggregate NGO criticism/praise in last 12 months
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Nestlé
Procter & Gamble
Coca-Cola
Unilever
PepsiCo
Reckitt Benckiser
General Mills
ExxonMobil
Shell
Chevron
BP
ConocoPhillips
BHP
Rio Tinto
Vale
Glencore Xstrata
Anglo American
Criticism
Praise
NGO attitude to leading FMCGs vs IOCs and miners
Aggregate NGO criticism/praise in last 12 months
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YouCustomers
/OEMs
Regulators
Media
Politicians
Assumed stakeholder relationships
Retailers
Investors
Employees
Suppliers
Industryassns
Govts
Community
You
Customers/OEMs
Regulators
Media
Politicians
Actual stakeholder relationships
Retailers
Investors
Employees
Suppliers
Industryassns
Govts
Community
You
Customers/OEMs
Regulators
Media
Politicians
NGOs ungluing already weak stakeholder bonds
Retailers
Employees
Industryassns
Govts
Community
Investors
Suppliers
NGO targeting of retailers and electronics on mining
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Data points are derived from 7 month moving averages of monthly NGO activity counts
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NGO targeting of financial institutions on extractives
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Data points are derived from 7 month moving averages of monthly NGO activity counts
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NGO pressure on finance is indicative of your future