Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark said the mining sector must move to strengthen corporate governance as the scramble for battery metals to secure clean energy resources spills over into mineral rich emerging markets across Africa and Asia.
Ms Clark said historic mining booms pose a cautionary tale as governance failures meant developing countries failed to share in the windfalls, speaking at the International Mining and Resources Conference, or IMARC, on Wednesday.
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