BHP agrees to rethink its links to Minerals Council of Australia

Mining giant will clarify how its position on climate and energy policy differs from the industry bodies to which it belongs

The giant Anglo-Australian miner BHP has agreed to reconsider its membership of the Minerals Council of Australia, as well as other industry groups, and to clarify how BHP’s position on climate and energy policy differs from those bodies.

The move comes as BHP faces a shareholder resolution urging the company to terminate membership of bodies that demonstrate a pattern of advocacy on policy issues at odds with the company’s positions since 2012.

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