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Abstract: This paper examined mining governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and community development in Ghana. Leaning on the resource curse thesis, CSRs and community development literature, the study utilised indepth interviews of selected mining companies, expert opinions and content analysis to draw on the various conclusions.
The Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre have just published a working paper by yours truly on Corporate social responsibility and political settlements in the mining sector in Ghana, Zambia and really a first cut at some of the findings from my work in 2014 which Im currently writing up into some papers and a book.
Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa and Ghana: a comparison of successes, failures and futures in a developed and an undeveloped African country Few industries affect the social, economic and environmental sectors to the extent that the mining industry does.
Key Words: Corporate Social Responsibility, Africa, Ghana, Mining Industry. Introduction Organisations by their very nature have responsibilities (, economic, ethic al, legal and social
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
Boon, E. K., amp; Ababio, F. (2009, May 1622). Corporate social responsibility in Ghana: Lessons from the mining sector. In Conference proceedings, 29th annual conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, Accra, Ghana. Google Scholar
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. Introduction
#0183;#32;Sustainable development in the corporate mining context requires a commitment to continuous environmental and socioeconomic improvement, from mineral exploration, through operation, to closure . CSR relates to the activities of businesses, particularly in terms of their contribution to achieving economic, social and environmental sustainability.
Mining in Ghana An Overview (CONTD) Mining in Ghana predates independence and over the years the sector has grown to be a major driver of economic growth. Mining accounted for 6% of GDP in 2011 and the sector grew by % in 2012. There are currently about thirteen (13) large scale mining
The study also revealed that there has been high awareness of CSR among the managers in the Ghanaian gold mining industry. The awareness and conceptualization of CSR in the gold mining industry was however skewed towards issues of acquisition and retention of social licence, community development and community engagement.
Corporate social responsibility is widely used to describe the obligations and responsibilities that a company should have for its stakeholders. There have been a growing concern toward the issue of social responsibility [4] [5] [8] but there is no single definition of CSR mainly because the concept is ambiguous [14] and has been [9]
In the mining sector, Corporate Social Responsibility has evolved to Community Sustainable Development Plans. Under this arrangement, mining companies collaborate with the communities to fund projects that yield both social and economic returns to the communities. Mining companies focus on operating the core business in a socially responsible
ABSTRACT: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) includes economic, social and environmental aspects, and it has particular significance in paper explores the subject of CSR in the mining industry and the main synergies between CSR and environmental, safety and quality management systems, whose adoption has increased during recent decades.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Ghanaian Gold Mining Industry: community development and community engagement. The findings make significant addition to existing knowledge on the dynamics of leadership on CSR practice in mining firms in Ghana and Africa. Description: Thesis (MPhil.) Show full item record.
corporate social responsibility, environmental policies, and community complaints, and the fiduciary responsibility of a corporation to its stakeholders, particularly within mining companies operating in Ghana.
Mar 10, 2014#0183;#32;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.
Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana Recruitment often relies on advertisements in local newspapers or websites, or commercial employment agencies. Women are reasonably well represented within the employment process. Ghana has a national Ministry for Gender, Children and Social Protection. Some companies show a preference for
mining companies. Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Mining Communities, Mining Companies, Welfare, Perception INTRODUCTION For centuries, West Africa has been one of the worlds most important gold mining regions. Presently, Ghana is the most significant goldproducing country in West Africa and Africas
DOI: / PDF HTML XML 4,511 Downloads 5,721 Views Citations. Abstract. Mining companies in Ghana seem to have responded somehow over the years to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) call but some still face open resistance from members of the communities who see them (mining companies) as socially irresponsible. The research sought to unearth the
Gold Mining and the Discourses of Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana offers critical insight into the CSR practices of mining multinationals operating in Ghana. In revealing the unfulfilled expectations and contradictory outcomes of CSR for its putative beneficiaries those living in the shadows of the gold mines this book makes an important contribution to scholarship on CSR and extractive capitalism. (Din Rajak, author of In Good Company: An Anatomy of Corporate
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