This chapter focuses on the extant corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. The oil and gas industry has been beset by a lot of problems not limited ...
Corporate social responsibility in the mining sector. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a term used to describe how businesses have recognized their social responsibility for the effects of their day-to-day operations on their customers, representatives, investors and societies (Asgary and Li, 2016).
Muthuri and Gilbert aver that research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in developing countries remains scarce even with the acceptance of a context-specific relevance to CSR.Africa's context is one marked by conflict, environmental degradation, and dire poverty, thus presenting players in the mining sector with the …
5 Corporate Social Responsibility Examples. 1. Lego's Commitment to Sustainability. As one of the most reputable companies in the world, Lego aims to not only help children develop through creative play, but foster a healthy planet. Lego is the first, and only, toy company to be named a World Wildlife Fund Climate Savers Partner, marking …
The discourse on the role of businesses in society has a long history, and with the growing environmental and social challenges facing society, this role has received increasing scrutiny from various quarters [1,2].Individual corporations are looking beyond the traditional profit-making goals, rethinking their impacts on society and the …
A key recommendation is that Governments should adopt a comprehensive. legal framework for environmental and social impact assessment and management of the mining sector to ensure that it protects ...
In examining the social and environmental responsibility indicators disclosed by three ICMM corporate mining members in their social and environmental …
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a legitimate responsibility to society, based on the principle that corporations should share some of the benefit that accrues from the control of vast resources. CSR goes beyond the legal, ethical, and financial obligations that create profits. In the research literature, corporate social responsibility ...
This study aims to trace the conceptual evolutionary path of theories on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and to reflect on the implications of the development. The retrospection has revealed that the trend has been a progressive rationalization of the concept with a particular focus on tighter coupling with organizations' financial goals.
This review aims to examine the growth trajectory, the most influential documents, and the conceptual framework of the literature on stakeholder engagement and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in …
For mining, one outcome of the CSR agenda is the increasing need for individual companies to justify their existence and document their performance through …
corporate social responsibility, environmental impact, community complaints, and the fiduciary responsibility to shareholders within gold mining companies in Ghana. Social exchange theory was the theoretical base of this quantitative correlational study, which included point-biserial and Spearman correlations to examine archival data from 10
In this article, the co-editors of the corporate responsibility: quantitative issues section of the journal provide an overview of the quantitative CSR field and offer some new perspectives on where the field is going. They highlight key issues in developing impactful, theory-driven, and ethically grounded research and call for research that …
2.1 Conceptual Framework. Several models have been advanced as legitimate framework for implementing CSR. CSR is generally understood to be the way a company achieves a balance or integration of economic, environmental and social imperatives while at the same time attending to shareholders and stakeholders …
The main goal of this study was to investigate the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the value of restaurant firms by employing triple bottom line theory, a framework for …
1. Introduction. Frequent labour accidents in the mining industry have once again exposed the challenges of safety in production and employee health to the public, further triggering the thinking of how to achieve corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mining industry (Yang and Chen, 2022; Hilson et al., 2019).Mining activities expose …
Abstract. We examine the corporate social responsibility (CSR) experience of the mining industry and the limitations of CSR activities. We consider the dominant …
The absence of consensus on what should constitute Corporate Social Responsibility has inhibited consistent CSR legislation around the world. This paper poses a fundamental question on what should constitute CSR and what should be the nature of CSR regulation? By constructing the boundaries of CSR, the paper offers scope for …
S.O. Idowu, S. Vertigans (eds.), Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43536-7_5. academic …
Making corporate social responsibilty a competitive advantage. When Regent took over the reins as CEO of Barrick Gold Corporation nearly two years ago, one of the first things on his agenda was to move the company forward by increasing its focus on corporate social responsibility. Regent recognized the significance of two …
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, Information institutions, Legal and policy frameworks, Strategic positioning, Stakeholders, Triple –Bottom-Line Discover the world's research 25 ...
The paper aims identify the main topics of CSR in the mining sector using Twitter. •. The results show the CSR debate is increasingly growing in developing countries. •. The debate is mainly centered on the impact of mining industries on the land. •. Many stakeholders advocate for more environmental responsibility.
Purpose 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.
Corporate governance (CG) 2 legislatio n in South Africa has played a. pivotal role in r egulating corporate ethical leadership, corporate. behaviour, corporate social responsibility (CSR ...
However, it goes beyond that, as corporate social responsibility can also boost a firm's competitiveness. The business benefits of corporate social responsibility include the following: 1. Stronger brand image, recognition, and reputation. CSR adds value to firms by establishing and maintaining a good corporate reputation and/or brand equity. 2.
A theoretical framework guides the research process like a roadmap for the research study and helps researchers clearly interpret their findings by providing a structure for organizing data and developing conclusions. A theoretical framework in research is an important part of a manuscript and should be presented in the first section. …
According to the model, CSR constitutes four kinds of social responsibility: (1) economic (to make pro t); (2) legal (to obey the law); (3) ethical (to be ethical); and. (4) philanthropic (to be a ...
2.3.. Credibility issuesOnly Annual Reports possess a certain degree of credibility in comparison with other types of corporate media because they go through the same auditing process as a company's financial information [25].Even though Social and Environmental Reports do not yet have definite rules concerning their form, structure and …
To achieve this aim, the author limits the data two years before (i.e. from 2006 to 2007) and six years after (i.e. from 2009 to 2014) the implementation of the Sustainable Development Framework in the mining sector in 2008.,Using the techniques of content analysis and interpretive textual analysis, this study examines 27 social and ...
Adopting global standards of CSR is a key. signifier of responsible behaviour in the mining industry. These standards, and a series of. policy and other pronouncements, offer CSR as an important ...