Oct 23, 2014· In 2009, the Government of Canada launched its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy, "Building the Canadian Advantage: Canada's Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy for the Canadian International Extractive Sector." It outlined Canada's commitment to promoting CSR, defined as the voluntary activities undertaken by a ...
Canadian mining companies operate in more than 100 countries around the world, making it one of the few sectors of the Canadian economy that can call itself a global leader. Canadian mining investment overseas generates significant economic contributions to host countries and communities, helping to raise living standards and eradicating poverty where they operate. Over … International CSR ...
Oct 23, 2014· In 2009, the Government of Canada launched its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy, "Building the Canadian Advantage: Canada's Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy for the Canadian International Extractive Sector." It outlined Canada's commitment to promoting CSR, defined as the voluntary activities undertaken by a ...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a helpful conceptual framework for exploring the corporate attitude of companies towards stakeholders (Wheeler et al., 2002). For the mining industry CSR is about balancing the diverse demands of communities and the imperative to protect the environment with the ever present need to make a profit. In ...
Dec 14, 2015· This chapter addresses the need to evaluate the outcomes of extractive companies in the mining industry's behaviours in terms of CSR expectations of the host communities as perceived by the indigenous peoples themselves. Employing Dangote Cement Company Plc as a case study, questionnaires were conducted using a Likert-type scale on …
Aug 18, 2017· Corporate Social Responsibility For Broad Based Empowerment In The Mining Industry, The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe. ISO 26000, Guidance on Social Responsibility, 2010. National Minerals and Metals Policy, 2008. Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007. Nigerian Minerals and Mining Regulation, 2011
"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.
(2019). The politics of corporate social responsibility in the mining industry in Burkina Faso. Africa Journal of Management: Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 358-381.
Jenkins & Obara (2006) in their paper, "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the mining industry-the risk of community dependency' discusses the interlink between companies in the mining sector and their customers and argues that inasmuch as the relationship has to be maintained, a proper mechanism has to be adopted to avoid dependence.
The state of corporate social responsibility practice in the construction sector.Strategies for implementation and the effects of the implemented csr practices on performance.Characteristics and organisational structure are attributes for comparing the csr practices between the construction sector and the manufacturing, mining and.
CSR programs in the mining industry are an equitable way to compensate communities for the social and environmental costs associated with mining while at …
Bridging Two Worlds. Positive vehicles to boost mining reform itself are not new either. The World Bank, notably, has contributed $1.4 billion to supporting mining sector reform from 1988 to 2012; owing to extreme poverty, African nations have received 70% of funds totaling $246 million via eight projects, the Washington-based institution has reported.
Legacies in the mining industry, such as the impact of the rule of apartheid on the industry, continue to play a pivotal role on CSR in African mining. One example of such is the brutal massacre at Marikana. However, a shift is taking place, and it is a positive one.
Self-Assessment Questionnaire on CSR/ Sustainability for Automotive Sector Suppliers Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)/Sustainability is a process for companies to integrate social, governance, environmental and supply chain …
Mar 01, 2012· The debate surrounding CSR in the mining industry has gained considerable attention within the academic community. Different authors have analyzed the CSR strategies adopted in the mining sector globally. For instance, Jenkins (2004) has outlined reasons why CSR is important for mining.
Frederiksen, T. (2017) Corporate social responsibility and political settlements in the mining sector in Ghana, Zambia and Peru. ESID working paper no. 74. Manchester: Effective States and ...
demand established, local content goals for employment in the mining sector can then be developed (Step 3), together with strategies to support these goals (Step 4). Finally, monitoring of local content employment targets in the mining sector is crucial for ongoing development of the domestic labour supply (Step 5).
Jun 01, 2015· Total foreign direct investments (FDI) into the minerals and mining sector, from 1984 to 2011 amounted to some USS11.2 billion with the large scale mining and the mine support services sub-sector em-ploying about 27,000 people [22] [24] [25]. The minerals sector continues to exert significant influence on the country's current account position.
Legacies in the mining industry, such as the impact of the rule of apartheid on the industry, continue to play a pivotal role on CSR in African mining. One example of such is the brutal massacre at Marikana. However, a shift is taking place, and it is a positive one.
GURSKÁ SYL VIE, VÁLOVÁ ADRIANA: Corporate social responsibility in mining industry. Acta Uni versitatis Agriculturae et Silvicul turae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2013, LXI, No. …
Mar 01, 2012· The debate surrounding CSR in the mining industry has gained considerable attention within the academic community. Different authors have analyzed the CSR strategies adopted in the mining sector globally. For instance, Jenkins (2004) has outlined reasons why CSR is important for mining.
Jan 01, 2006· In the mining industry, the Global Mining Initiative 7 (GMI) brought together many of the world's largest mining, metals and minerals companies; its central aims were the creation of an industry association that could focus on sustainable development in the industry and an independent analysis of the key issues facing these industries. 8 ...
Corporate social responsibility in the mining industry. Jan 01, 2006· 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 …
Corporate Social Responsibility in the mining industry A Q&A with Tim Biggs, Partner, EMEA and UK Sector Leader, Mining & Metals, Deloitte Tim Biggs will speaking about corporate social responsibility in the metals and mining industry at the upcoming International Copper Conference taking place in Amsterdam from 11 - 13 March.
Dec 14, 2015· This chapter addresses the need to evaluate the outcomes of extractive companies in the mining industry's behaviours in terms of CSR expectations of the host communities as perceived by the indigenous peoples themselves. Employing Dangote Cement Company Plc as a case study, questionnaires were conducted using a Likert-type scale on …