Mining, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. CSR has been described and defined in a variety of ways by disparate global actors (Carroll, 1999), yet …

Abstract. This paper focuses on the comparison of corporate social responsibility in mining industry. It compares specifi c territorial areas of two diff erent countries – one of them country ...

For these reasons, companies have to deal with the compatibility between the productive activity and the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Under this context, …

The Government of Canada has been clear that it expects Canadian mining companies operating both at home and abroad to adhere to the highest standards of social responsibility. In 2009, the government produced a CSR strategy for the international extractive sector entitled Building the Canadian Advantage.

The impact of mining industries' operations on different areas is easy to be noticed. Thus, nowadays different research considering ecology, economy, society, or engineering is performed in light of mining industries. However, the impact on education development is not the first choice. Thus, the aim of this paper is the verification of …

1. Introduction: CSR, development and mining. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) 1 and development have had a rocky history in the mining industry. At the international level, since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio, the mining industry has moved to reorient itself through a series of …

This has recently manifested itself in the formulation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and strategies and a proliferation of CSR, environmental, sustainability and community reporting. Several brief case studies are used to illustrate the issues and conflicts that arise between mining company operations and the environment …

The empirical evidence for the paper is based on a comparative case study of the influence of activists over corporate social responsibility policy and practice in the mining sector in Chile and ...

Mining firms can become good corporate citizens for their communities and societies by adopting the concept of corporate social responsibility, which has emerged globally as an increasingly crucial concept and has become an important part of the debate on competitiveness and sustainability .

Corporate social responsibility can be a meaningful tool for mining companies if carried through with conviction. However, too often it is a form of greenwash.

This paper provides a concise account of the growth and development dynamics of the mining industry in Ghana and assesses the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and practices ...

KEY WORDS: Corporate social responsibility, com-munity relations, indigenous local communities, multi-national mining companies ... of the mine was a fulfillment of cargo cult yearnings,

Highlights CSR policies are not effective in reducing conflict in the Argentine mining sector. The study reveals three types of CSR policies: ethical, developmental and distributional. Developmental CSR brings a positive element of competition in welfare distribution. Social stakeholders assess motivation, implementation and performance of …

Several studies attempted to integrate the elements of CSR into the mining sector through different perspectives. In a row, this study focused on issues of CSR in the mining sector with evidence of the Chinese case context. DEMATEL has been used to analyze the relationship between the collected common CSR problems.

The mining industry and Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana: Accor ding to Ababio a nd Boon (2009), the c oncept of Co rporate Social Responsibility can be traced back to the middle 1950s ...

There are a number of business reasons, aside from external pressure, why mining companies decide to invest in communities through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes, including ...

Keywords: Mining; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Sustainable Development; Namibia; Southern Africa; Geographies of Responsibility. 1. Introduction To mark the two decades anniversary of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit delegates from around the world recently gathered for the United Nations Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable …

Chamber of Mines, and Minerals Commission should be implemented in the AKOBEN framework to ensure appropriate reporting of corporate social responsibility. This. framework should encompass key stakeholders, such as anti-mining NGOs and activists, community leaders, and company directors and officers.

Corpo rate social responsibility in mining industry 2165. Fund almost CZK 1 billion a er tax. Apart from. paid taxes and dividends, the region 's local councils. have received t ens of millions ...

The use of free or reduced price lunch (FRL), as a measure of socioeconomic status (SES), has received mixed reviews in the literature. This study expands on the limited research on the validity of FRL as a measure of SES by examining the relationship between FRL and a series of community-based SES measures to determine whether FRL is an adequate …

contribution to company tax, which covers corporate tax, withholding tax and levies was 38.27%. of the total company tax that Ghana Revenue Au thority collected in 2011 (ibid). 5.0 CSR among gold ...

However, the large-scale mining companies are implementing some alternative livelihood programmes (ALPs) as part of their corporate social-responsibility (CSR) agenda. While the ALPs have provided some employment and income-earning opportunities and skills training, the prospects for their sustainability depend on how the …

The purpose of this paper is to explore how and what drives corporate social responsibility (CSR) in host communities of mining companies in developing countries.

1. Objective. The main purpose of this chapter is to acknowledge if Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) acts as a Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) in the mining …

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a key to communication with people in an ethical way in the mining industry. Many small mining companies are still …

The social responsibility of corporate mining has been challenged by a significant socio-political risk from local communities. These issues reduce shareholder …

ABSTRACT. Mining companies have long had a. questionable reputation for social responsibility, espe cially in developing countries. In recent years, mining. companies …

Corporate Responsibility. The Canadian mining industry knows that there is a right way and a wrong way to operate. Doing it right builds trust among communities and decision-makers, and reduces key business risks – both critical elements to a company's bottom line. The business of mining carries great responsibility to the communities that ...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is often used to describe the social and environmental contributions and consequences of corporative activities and action. It entails three key dimensions--economic development, environmental protection and social cohesion. • Related content: Top 10 Associations raising awareness for the mining …