The Department for International Trade (DIT) has booked a prime spot as a “platinum sponsor” of the world’s biggest mining investment conference in South Africa this week — showcasing the UK government’s support for the extractive sector.
The sponsorship enables the DIT to host a UK pavilion at the Investing in African Mining Indaba annual conference in Cape Town, attended by thousands of delegates representing more than 220 mining companies and 350 investors, according to the organisers.
The DIT’s large-scale presence at the conference comes after Prime Minister Theresa May claimed the UK would be a global green leader as she announced the launch of the government’s 25 year environment plan.
While the Prime Minister is keen to bolster the her party’s green agenda at home, the DIT has encouraged UK companies to ramp up their operations in Africa’s mining sectors where environmental regulations are known to operate on lower standards than in the UK.
