Law and self-regulation – Substitutes or complements in gaining social acceptance?

Nystén-Haarala, Soili; Klyuchnikova, Elena; Helenius, Heidi

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2015.02.008

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“…Specific guidelines for mining industries include those produced by the ICMM (Fuisz‐Kehrbach, ). Following guidelines is a type of self‐regulation used by mining firms to obtain a social licence, as Nysten‐Haarala et al () indicated. They suggest self‐regulation through the creation or assumption of standards and principles, some of which are specific to the mining industry whilst others are valid for all companies.…”

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“…However, obtaining community acceptance of mining projects (SLO) implies more than these investments. SLO requires credibility and trust, in addition to legitimacy, which means dialogue and community participation in decisions (Boutilier, ; Nysten‐Haarala, Klyuchnikova, & Helenius, ; Prno & Slocombe, ). Although SLO is nowadays an important issue for the industry’s firms, the works on this topic are scarce (Costanza, ; Moran et al, ; Prno & Slocombe, ).…”

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“…Although SLO is nowadays an important issue for the industry’s firms, the works on this topic are scarce (Costanza, ; Moran et al, ; Prno & Slocombe, ). Moreover, the majority of works on SLO are based on one or just a few cases (Cheshire, ; Costanza, ; Coumans, ; Holley & Mitcham, ; Nysten‐Haarala et al, ; Teschner, ). In this paper, we have integrated the traditional perspective with the more recent SLO framework.…”

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“…Moreover, the majority of works on SLO are based on one or just a few cases (Cheshire, 2010;Costanza, 2016;Coumans, 2011;Holley & Mitcham, 2016;Nysten-Haarala et al, 2015;Teschner, 2013). In this paper, we have integrated the traditional perspective with the more recent SLO framework.…”

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CEO letters: Social license to operate and community involvement in the mining industry

de‐Miguel‐Molina

Chirivella-González

García‐Ortega

2018

Business Ethics: A Eur Rev

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This paper aims to analyse how the discourse of CEO letters and other factors influence community involvement and Social Licence to Operate (SLO) in the mining industry. The analysis is based on qualitative information disclosed in sustainability reports and CEO letters from 32 mining firms. Content analysis was undertaken to obtain data for the study, and then a regression analysis and a multiple correspondence analysis were used to test the hypotheses defined in the study. The results indicate that the CEO discourse influences how a firm expresses the importance of gaining its SLO, the philanthropic activities in which companies become involved and the destinations of the investments in the communities in which they operate. The results also show changes in the discourse between 2011 and 2015, which are, in part, explained by the difficult situation experienced by the sector during this period. The paper contributes to the Corporate Social Responsibility literature by integrating different theories from this field into the SLO framework. The analysis carried out and the results obtained are useful for both CEOs and Sustainability Managers, especially in managing their relationships with the communities where they operate or intend to operate.

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Chirivella-González

García‐Ortega

2018

Business Ethics: A Eur Rev

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“…Still, all mining projects have to pass the assessment by the State, which also includes environmental requirements, but these are not necessarily in compliance with the EIA regulations pursuant to the Law on ecological expertise. In practice, however, many companies follow the EIA regulations, but there are exceptions: for example the ZAO North Western Phosphorous Company (SZFK), took advantage of the indulgence suggested by the law and escaped public hearings, but to the price of lost goodwill [70].…”

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License to Mine: A Comparison of the Scope of the Environmental Assessment in Sweden, Finland and Russia

Pettersson¹,

Oksanen²,

Mingaleva

et al. 2015

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How to cite this paper: Pettersson, M., Oksanen, A., Mingaleva, T., Petrov, V. and Masloboev, V. (2015) AbstractThe regulatory framework for mining operations is complex; the licensing process in particular typically involves several laws and a number of permits. This paper assumes that the regulatory framework is strongly influenced by the institutional framework of which it is part, and that it suffers from an institutional path dependence that may decrease the efficiency of the system as well as act barrier to the implementation of necessary environmental requirements. The paper provides: 1) a legal analysis of the regulatory framework governing mining operations in Sweden, Finland and Russia; and 2) a comparative analysis of the scope of the environmental assessment within the licensing process in the examined countries. The result of the analysis of the regulatory frameworks shows great similarity between the Swedish and the Finnish systems, both in terms of the overall structure and the implementation of substantive environmental rules. The Russian system differs in this respect, with more declarative rules and seemingly less substantive assessments. The results also indicate that the regulatory frameworks in all three countries show signs of institutional path dependence, but in very different degrees. Though Russia has indeed implemented major changes in the formal structure, very little has changed in practice. The Swedish regulatory framework for mining shows a deficient systematics and conflicting objectives, despite the implementation of a comprehensive environmental legislation. The recently reformed Finnish system seems to have a more holistic approach.

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Sustainability and Mining: The Case of the Kola Peninsula

Didyk

Bay-Larsen

Sandersen

et al. 2017

The Will to Drill - Mining in Arctic Communites

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Law and self-regulation – Substitutes or complements in gaining social acceptance?

Cited by 14 publications

References 14 publications

CEO letters: Social license to operate and community involvement in the mining industry

CEO letters: Social license to operate and community involvement in the mining industry

License to Mine: A Comparison of the Scope of the Environmental Assessment in Sweden, Finland and Russia

Sustainability and Mining: The Case of the Kola Peninsula

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