Community–company relations in gold mining in Ghana

Garvin, Theresa; McGee, Tara K.; Smoyer‐Tomic, Karen E.; Aubynn, Emmanuel Ato

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.12.014

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“…Likewise, sustainability reports of mining companies often fail to provide full accounts of conflict situations, but instead use these documents to represent their own perspectives (Garvin et al, 2009). Unsurprisingly therefore, the GRI scheme has little credibility among many critical stakeholders; in their views, it does not necessarily serve as a mobilising agent for affected communities and critical NGOs Dingwerth and Eichinger, 2010).…”

Section: Mining Conflicts and Stakeholder Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research on mining community conflicts is often biased towards community-level perspectives (e.g. Hilson and Yakovleva, 2007;Holden et al, 2011;Kemp et al, 2011;Yakovleva and Vazquez-Brust, 2012) whereas only a reduced number of studies also document management perspectives on conflicts exposing the arguments of contending parties (Bebbington and Bury, 2009;Garvin et al, 2009) or seeking to discover reporting gaps between disclosure and performance (Adams, 2004 Critical studies on the current mining model in Argentina focus on environmental, economic and ethical concerns, referring to extractivism as a 'loot', emphasising the resistance of local grassroots movements with thick descriptions of the socio-environmental conflicts and discourse analyses (Galafassi, 2008;Robledo and Lumerman, 2009;Rodríguez Pardo, 2009;Solanas, 2007;Svampa and Antonelli, 2009;Walter, 2008). Rather than focussing on mining-related disputes, others stress the positive contributions of mining to economies and society (Jordán et al, 2004;; Secretaría de Minería de la Nación, 2012).…”

Section: Mining Conflicts and Stakeholder Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainability reporting on large-scale mining conflicts: the case of Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina

Murguía

Böhling

2013

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Multinational mining companies operating in Latin America increasingly publish sustainability reports which outline their contributions to sustainable development. Companies argue that reports help communities better understand the importance of the benefits created by mining. However, we argue that sustainability reporting can only play a role in improving a company's performance and reputation if the quality of the reported data is good enough to answer community-raised contentious issues and if such are tackled through a stakeholder engagement process which includes 'anti-mining' groups. The paper examines a mining conflict in Argentina's Bajo de la Alumbrera open pit mine. The assessment is based on a content analysis of Alumbrera's Sustainability Report (SR), primarily from 2009, complemented with insights from the 2010 and 2011 reports. The study reveals that environmental and economic indicators are the most contentious and least reported. The reports examined only briefly acknowledge these issues, and fail to detail the procedures followed to identify and engage stakeholders.

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Section: Mining Conflicts and Stakeholder Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mining Conflicts and Stakeholder Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability reporting on large-scale mining conflicts: the case of Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina

Murguía

Böhling

2013

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…CSR requires companies not only to consider the impacts of business activities but also to work with communities to ameliorate those impacts (Garvin et al 2009). …”

Section: Multi-stakeholder Approach In Social Responsibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Image differentiation with corporate environmental responsibility

Heikkurinen

2010

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This paper analyzes strategic implications of corporate responsibility (CR) and in particular how a firm can differentiate with an environmentally responsible image. A single case study was conducted in the Nordic hospitality industry with semi‐structured interviews as the main data collection method.By adopting an environmentally responsible identity through shared values with the firm's key stakeholders, the firm can reflect an environmentally responsible image. This image can enhance the firm's strategic position through internal and external differentiators from competitors – as the firm becomes a more preferred employer, partner and supplier, it results in enhanced employee motivation, cost savings, better reputation, and greater guest loyalty. The amount of CR depends on the micro/meso/macro/global‐level drivers, and competitive aims of the firm. The emphasis on stakeholder communication becomes greater as the firm increases its CR‐aggressiveness. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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“…For example, gold mining companies in Ghana have tended to dismiss out of hand the concerns of local communities about water shortages, pollution, and health effects associated with mining (Garvin et al 2009). And even though they may not come to pass, most academic prophecies of doom are inspired by genuine trends of worsening conditions: in the 1960s, many humans were starving, in the 1980s birds were, indeed, in decline in many parts of North America, Snake River salmon runs were disturbingly small in the 1990s, today many fisheries are over-exploited, and species are going extinct.…”

Section: Nature On the Brinkmentioning

confidence: 99%