PR or Progress: Glencore’s Corporate Responsibility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This...report [is] published by Bread for All and Fastenopfer [in collaboration with Rights and Accountability in Development] on the activities of Glencore in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC)...It is based on research...assessing the impact of the operations of two subsidiaries, the Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) and Mutanda Mining (MUMI)...The information...is based on a study of the documentation, field investigations and interviews with over two hundred people including representatives of [national and provincial government]...NGOs...residents of the towns and villages...close to the Glencore mines....[and personnel at]...KCC and MUMI on the issues of the environment, human rights and taxation...[T]he main conclusions of the investigation [were sent] to Glencore...[for] a written response. The company’s response is included in the report...