The miner beat expectations with a small fall in 2020 earnings, but boosted dividend as soaring commodity prices helped it recover from covid-19 disruptions in the first half of the year.

Ten years after the adoption of United Nations principles, a study shows most miners have yet to step up efforts to improve their human rights record.

The miner is giving $9bn in cash back to shareholders and has laid out plans to tackle its global customers' carbon footprint.