Corporate Social Responsibility in Zambia | SpringerLink
This chapter critically examines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Zambia and argues that it has been unnecessarily heavily skewed, for decades, towards the mining sector. Although laudable, this approach is narrow and has militated against a comprehensive approach to CSR in the country. In arguing its case, the discussion looks …
The Socio-economic Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on the
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 Strategy to Raise the Value …
The main purpose of this chapter is to acknowledge if Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) acts as a Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) in the mining industry. Additionally, this chapter introduces a comparative case study analysis of two mining operations in Peru. The conclusions indicate that CSR is the value innovation of BOS …
Achieving sustainable corporate social responsibility …
ABSTRACT. Mining companies are responding to increasing pressure to conduct their operations responsibly by implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects …
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining …
Corporate social responsibility in the mining industry: Exploring. trends in social and environmental disclosure. Heledd Jenkins …
The importance of including CSR in the Mines bill
The inclusion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Mines and Minerals Amendment bill is of utmost importance as this will ensure that communities fully benefit from the extraction of resources found in their areas. Currently, in Zimbabwe, there is no particular law that governs CSR, this means that majority of companies that are ...
Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility: Scotbar …
This case is suitable for use in undergraduate and graduate level courses on corporate social responsibility, sustainability, or entrepreneurship. The case raises several issues related to sustainable mining, such as the balance between profit and planet, the role of regulation, and the management of intellectual property.
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy to Raise the Value …
Abstract. 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): motivations …
This paper aims to explore the motivations and challenges of engaging host communities in CSR practices within the context of Newmont Ahafo Mines (NAM), a …
Corporate social responsibility, mining and sustainable …
Development and Change 39(6), 887-914. Campbell, B, 2012. Corporate Social Responsibility and development in Africa: Redefining the roles and responsibilities of public and private actors in the mining sector, 37(2), 138-143. Carroll, AB, 1999. Corporate Social Responsibility Evolution of a Definitional Construct.
CSR, Sustainability and the Mining Business | E & MJ
What Makes a Mine 'Responsible'? After two decades of rapid global private sector growth, cross-industry CSR itself remains relatively new—though it has generated vast participation. Pharmaceuticals, …
Corporate Social Responsibility: Understanding the Mining …
The social responsibility of corporate mining has been challenged by a significant socio-political risk from local communities. These issues reduce shareholder value by increasing costs and decreasing the market perception of corporate social responsibility. Community engagement is the process of understanding the behavior …
Corporate Social Responsibility in Mining in Southern …
Ralph Hamann and Paul Kapelus argue that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-related narratives and practices can be fruitfully assessed with reference to accountability and fairness as key criteria. Brief case studies of mining in South Africa and Zambia suggest that there are still important gaps between mining …
Issues of corporate social responsibility in the mining …
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 survey results revealed that '' Dangerous working conditions '' (C8) and '' Non-disclosure of confidential information '' …
Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa | SpringerLink
1 Introduction. Internationally, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a multifaceted and complicated issue, but even more so in a mineral rich, developing country such as South Africa. There are various interpretations, approaches and perceptions of CSR, not only in different economic sectors, but also in different countries.
Corporate Social Responsibility in Mining for
the life of the mine. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which is built on the belief that business must address human needs, can help promote and enhance sustainability. Embedding the CSR concept and its practices in the mining industry could serve as a catalyst for the growth of sustainable mining practices.
The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility: Mining and …
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been increasingly promoted in mining towns since the 1990s to address the negative reputation of mining companies for causing environmental devastation ...
Building local legitimacy into corporate social responsibility: Gold
6.. Case 2: CSR in the largest ten gold mining corporationsMany multi-national corporations have reacted to public criticism by introducing corporate codes of conduct (Van Tulder & Kolk, 2001) and by joining new non-governmental systems of labor standards and monitoring (O'Rourke, 2003) and environmental protection.Many multi-national …
Corporate social responsibility and total factor
The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on total factor productivity (TFP) in the European mining industry, considering micro- and macroeconomic indicators of the relationship between CSR and TFP. Employing data from 40 European mining companies from content analysis, CSR …
Corporate Social Responsibility
"The [mining] sector faces unique social and environmental challenges when operating in developing countries. Faced with these challenges, a number of Canadian companies are engaging in corporate social responsibility initiatives, generally defined as voluntary activities undertaken by a company to operate in an economically, …
Corporate social responsibility in the mining …
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.
(PDF) Corporate Social Responsibility of Mining
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 ...
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MINING INDUSTRY …
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 ...
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Sector in …
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.
CSR | MIMOSA Mining
Investing Beyond Mining. CSR. CSR. Our communities rank among our key stakeholders and how we deal with them is motivated by a desire to cultivate and grow a mutually beneficial relationship with them. Our …
Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility in mining …
Abstract. The mining sector plays a fundamental role in the global economy since it provides vital raw materials and energy for a large number of industries but mining activities are commonly criticized due to the effects on …
Top 10 Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives in mining
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 …
(PDF) Corporate social responsibility in the …
Corporate social responsibility in the mining industry: an exploration of host-communities' perceptions. and expectations in a developing-country. Gideon Jojo Amos, Article information:
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): motivations and …
This paper aims to explore the motivations and challenges of engaging host communities in CSR practices within the context of Newmont Ahafo Mines (NAM), a subsidiary of a Multinational Mining Enterprise (MNE) operating in Ghana's mining sector. This paper draws insights from stakeholder theory and interviews conducted with internal …
Corporate social responsibility in mining …
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 ...