“The quality of each company’s practices, the materials it produces and the role those materials play in the wider economy all matter. These can vary, and it’s possible to identify companies with strong operational practice and those that produce critical minerals for the transition.”

[COMMENTARY] This is a good and timely article. The concerns of ethical and sustainable investors regarding potentially damaging environmental effects of mining are warranted. However, mining today is undergoing a huge transition to manage those effects.
Can mining ever be sustainable? By Dominic Rowles, September 16, 2026, Hargreaves Lansdown, UK.