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Leaders across corporate America are rethinking the purpose of a company.
This week, a group of 181 CEOs including Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook, JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Jamie Dimon and Exxon Mobil Corp.'s Darren Woods issued a letter stating that companies need to focus on how they can benefit "all stakeholders" rather than just on how to boost their profits.
Our newsletter also examines Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's promise for no new mining concessions. Our Chart of the Week shows how exploration budgets in Mexico have changed over the last 15 years. And we dig into a recent deal involving delivery giant United Parcel Service Inc. that signals growing traction for the renewable natural gas market in the U.S.
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Business Roundtable CEOs shift goal from profits to helping all stakeholders
The Business Roundtable, an association made up of leading CEOs, revised its Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation to suggest that companies should focus on benefits to "customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders," rather than just on how to maximize shareholder returns.
Mexican president vows no new mining concessions, but explorers 'not panicking'
A promise from Mexico's president to not issue any new mining concessions is not causing veterans of the country's mineral exploration sector to panic, as they wait to see whether his vow will lead to any action.
UPS deal for renewable natural gas supports niche in U.S. gas market
After UPS closed a deal in May to purchase the equivalent of 170 million gasoline gallons in renewable natural gas through 2026, supporters of natural gas vehicles and renewable natural gas believe more opportunities for this type of fuel are on the horizon.
Environmental
Mineral Commodities looking to develop greener graphite purification process
Policy, not markets, will compel utilities to address climate change: report

Orion Minerals confident of securing Prieska funding, assisted by ESG priorities
Social
British bank joins others in restricting money for oil projects in Arctic
Domino's to deliver pizza by electric bike in U.S.
Governance
House Financial Services Committee hits big banks' lack of diversity
Twitter suspends fake China accounts, updates state media advertising policies
Facebook shuts down China-linked accounts for 'coordinated inauthentic behavior'
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