Success Factor, a report by Induambiente
SIGEA makes it possible to incorporate corporate sustainability into the companies’ business strategy. Thus, banks, insurance companies, issuers of publicly offered securities, general fund managers and stock exchanges operating in Chile must report the policies, practices and goals adopted in environmental, social and governance matters, better known as criteria. ESG or ESG for its acronym […]
Criticality and risk analysis: The importance of prioritization in compliance management
The criticality of environmental and sectorial requirements allows us to order and prioritize compliance management, based on the risk associated with non-compliance with the relevant requirements of a project. En teoría lo entendemos pero ¿sabemos el costo real de no realizar un correcto análisis de criticidad y riesgo? Le pedimos a nuestro experto Hans Willumsen, […]
Committee of Ministers to resolve Angelini and BHP projects
Sergio Sáez F., La Segunda – After the Committee of Ministers – made up of the Ministers of Energy, Mining, Economy, Health, Agriculture and Environment The company will now have to resolve the claims that weigh on two mining investment projects: Diego de Almagro (US$ 475 million), linked to the Angelini group, and the expansion […]
High costs threatened the first geothermal project in Biobío
Carmen Gloria Sandoval, El Sur Newspaper. The high cost of investment and the gradual drop in energy prices due to the massive entry of new players into the market, mainly developers of Non-Conventional Renewable Energies (NCRE), set back the first geothermal project in southern Chile, located on the border between the regions of Biobío and […]
On changes to the Environmental Impact Assessment System
From the outset, we must recognize that if today’s projects are more sustainable, it is thanks to the SEIA as an environmental management instrument aimed at strengthening the environmental sustainability of investment projects. It is not appropriate, therefore, to refer pejoratively to this system as a “bull’s back” against entrepreneurial initiatives. Although we fully share […]
The challenge of preserving our own future
One of the first legislations related to environmental care dates back to 1994, when the Basic Law on the Environment was enacted, an adjusted version of the European regulations and which considered some instruments and principles of environmental management. By 1997, a new regulation was enacted, after which public and private organizations were involved in […]
Hans Willumsen at UNAB 2017 seminar
Hans Willumsen at Seminar: “It is necessary to strengthen other regulatory and political instruments to decompress the SEIA and improve its efficiency and effectiveness in the evaluation of projects”. On September 5, at the Law School of the Universidad Andrés Bello, was held the Seminar on Environmental Law: “A multidisciplinary look at sustainability in environmental evolution”. The event […]
Scientific warning to humanity 2017
15,000 scientists have sent out a second warning about the future of the planet, which is at serious risk of deterioration for humanity and in worse conditions on all environmental components after its first warning 25 years ago. The only exception is halting the deterioration of the ozone layer, which should be an example of […]
GISMA obtains ISO 9001 recertification
GISMA renews its commitment to service quality and obtains the ISO 9001 recertification. This is an achievement of all the people who make up our company, congratulations to all and this achievement encourages us to continue advancing in continuous improvement.