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BHPB has been accused of environmental vandalism, displacing indigenous people, and unfair union controls. [http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/B/BHPBilliton]
==Climate Change==
In June 2007, in response to concerns about [[global warming]], BHPB announced that it would commit US$300 million "over the next five years to support the development of low emissions technology and to encourage emissions abatement," reported Reuters. BHPB "also set fresh targets to reduce the energy and greenhouse intensity of its projects by 2012. ... BHP was on track to beat a target of a five percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per unit of production by end-June 2007, and had set a target of a further 6 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2012." [http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/42677/story.htm]
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