As i tweeted yesterday, my latest paper 'Political settlements, the mining industry and corporate social responsibility in developing countries' is now available as a pre-publication online version at Extractive Industries in Society. This paper is a punchier version of my working paper last year just using the Zambian case and with more attention to what thinking in terms of political ...

Integrating CSR into Business Process: Best Practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Mining Industry through Local Contractor Management and Development Anton Sudarisman, page 34-48 34 Asian CSR and Sustainability Review, Volume 1, No. (1), March 2011

Tailings Dam Safety. Safe management of our tailings facilities has always been a priority. With increased focus on the issue of tailings dam safety across the global mining industry, we have taken the opportunity to renew and increase this focus, and to conduct a thorough review of our tailings facilities and processes, whilst ensuring the strictest of safety and environmental standards.

the fulfillment of corporate goals and examines the CSR concept in the Ghanaian mining industry. In Ghana the concept has tended to focus on the external environment to the neglect of the internal environment from where employees operate. Key Words: Corporate Social Responsibility, Africa, Ghana, Mining Industry. 1.0 Introduction

Chapter. Jan 2016. Dyann Ross. In Australia, as elsewhere, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a set of strategies undertaken by governments, public and private companies and organisations to ...

The research purpose is to explore how the extractive industry in general, and the mining industry in particular, is practicing CSR. A comprehensive literature review gave an overview of how CSR is put into practice in the extractive industry and two case studies gave more profound knowledge of the practical level of CSR in the mining industry.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained more interest in the past decade, however it is not a new idea; it dates back to the 1930s, said Eric Orts of the University of Pennsylvania. Just before World War II, German industrialist Walter Rathenau claimed that business corporations had become very large and that they had grown to be a significant part of the society.

Corporate Social Responsibility in Oil and Gas Industry. Without an iota of doubt, the oil and gas industry is driving the engine of growth. The absence of this major energy source would bring the world to a grinding halt. The pillars of development in an economy rest upon the availability and exploration of this precious resource.

Social Justice Corporate Social Responsibility and the South African Mining Industry Social Justice Corporate Social Responsibility and the South African Mining Industry. 2017 ... This book has also laid the ... No more sun shades, please: Experiences of corporate social responsibility in remote Australian mining communities. Author: Philippe ...

CSR programs in the mining industry are an equitable way to compensate communities for the social and environmental costs associated with mining while at …

Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility Partnerships in South Africa L Mabuza, N Msezane and M Kwata In the light of challenges associated with sustainable development in the developing world, the mining industry, as is the case with other industries, has been compelled to relook issues pertinent

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes of mining companies tend to focus on community initiatives as their impact in economic, social and environmental terms is felt greatest at the local level. However, the effectiveness of CSR initiatives in the oil, gas and mining sectors has been increasingly questioned.

Achua, J.K. and Utume, D.A. (2015), "Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Nigerian Mining Industry: Host Communities' Perspectives", Sustainability After Rio (Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility, Vol. 8), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 141-160.

orientation and corporate social responsibility practices of these DMNEs, with a few exceptions (Gugler & Shi, 2009 ). According to the McKinse y Global Institute, by 2025, 46 percent of the Fortune Global 500 companies will come from emerging and developing economies, as compared to just fi ve percent in 2000 (McKinsey Global Institute, 2013).

Although mining companies have adopted the principles of corporate social responsibility and are taking positive steps to be more responsible at a local level, many significant challenges remain ...

Obby Phiri, Elisavet Mantzari, CSR Disclosure Practices in the Zambia Mining Industry, Sustainability and Social Responsibility: Regulation and Reporting, 10.1007/978-981-10-4502-8_20, (471-504), (2018).

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Industries (9780754642688). Based on the concept of corporate social responsibility, this book analyses modern approaches adopted by mining companies that could minimise negative impacts of mining and enhance...

The paper begins with a review of CSR in the mining industry, corporate community initiatives and the problem of mining dependency at a national, regional and local level.

Indeed, Warhurst notes that many of the environmental disasters or human rights incidents that have contributed to the growing public concern about CSR over the last 40 years took place in the mining or petroleum industries; thus, the mining industry is a key topic in debates about social and environmental responsibility .

There is increasing (legal and moral) recognition that the supply chain is part of the company's zone of responsibility – for human rights, for example. But downstream also matters. E.g. to me, a mining company should not sell Uranium to nuclear industries operating in societies without a culture of transparency and challenge.

An assessment of corporate social responsibility practices in the mining and oil and gas industries. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2014 ... Socialicense.com, 2012; and "regulatory scripts." The MOG industries are now in a leadership for a review of the mining industry's CSR challenges in the Journal position regarding environmental and ...

Faced with these impacts, mining company managers are widely confronted with the social responsibility practices their business should have, and their inclusion in strategic and operational management practices (Hamann, 2004), as this means benefits for the business in the short and medium term.

The corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda has been a part of the global debate on socio-economic development for many decades. Countless claims have been made that CSR can contribute towards more. inclusive development and the alleviation of poverty. This briefing examines the concept and role of CSR in the mining industry of South Africa.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is basically a concept whereby companies decide voluntarily to contribute to a better ... been put to practice since late 1800s. CSR is recognized as ... Conway (2003) in his study on iron ore mining industry in Goa shows that many large mining companies have their own initiatives towards environmental and ...

At company level, the analysis of the sustainability performance is embedded in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practice, standardized by ISO 26000 (ISO 26000 2010). CRS refers to companies' activities and their contribution to achieving economic, social, and …

Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement in Ghana's mining sector: a case study of Newmont Ahafo mines. Even though the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been applauded for several decades, the concept of stakeholder engagement is relatively new to the Ghanaian mining sector. This study invest...

Ethical behavior and corporate social responsibility can bring significant benefits to a business. The idea that business enterprises have some responsibilities to society beyond that of making profits for shareholders has been around for centuries (Barry, 2000).

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Diamond Mining Industry. sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in the mining arena of … and have adopted international standards and have third party reviews of their … policies and practices in the extractive industries in the above-mentioned … »More detailed

Using a case study of two multinational mining companies operating in the Western Region of Ghana, West Africa, this paper aims to examine the community development approaches of large scale mining companies, with particular reference to how they may engender community dependency. The paper begins with a review of CSR in the mining industry, corporate community initiatives and the …