Social sustainability in northern mining communities: A study of the European North and Northwest Russia

Suopajärvi, Leena; Poelzer, Gregory; Ejdemo, Thomas; Klyuchnikova, Elena; Korchak, E.A.; Nygaard, Vigdis

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2015.11.004

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“…Theoretically, social sustainability as a concept covers broad societal issues [121] and has various interpretations in different fields [122]. Notably, regarding businesses, social sustainability is understood more generally as a business that influences individuals' or society's well-being [110,123] or in other words, a system that meets the expectations of stakeholders without causing harm to the well-being of society and its members [124].…”

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How Frugal Innovation Promotes Social Sustainability

2016

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There is a need to develop an understanding of how frugal innovation promotes social sustainability. The objective of this paper is to find the connections between the two concepts of social sustainability and frugal innovation, by reviewing the existing literature concerning both fields. This paper presents a framework that identifies essential themes of social sustainability and explores them through frugal innovation. The framework builds on the important themes of social sustainability and shows their relevance in practice through frugal innovation. The notion of frugal innovation can be viewed as an approach towards realizing social sustainability and fulfilling the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

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Section: What Is Social Sustainability?mentioning

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How Frugal Innovation Promotes Social Sustainability

2016

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“…Obviously, a responsible company should make efforts to generate enduring positive effects on the communities in relation to the quality of life, social justice, inclusion, job creation, social progress through innovation, ecological issues, viability, housing, and so on [163][164][165]. Unfortunately, some corporate activities have a negative impact on society (such as pollution, displacement and discrimination) with heavy consequences for the company, from fines to reputational damage.…”

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Sustainability and Convergence: The Future of Corporate Governance Systems?

2016

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In today's world, a sustainable approach to corporate governance can be a source of competitive advantage and a long-term success factor for any firm. Sustainable governance requires that the board of directors considers economic, social and environmental expectations in an integrated way, no matter what ownership structure and formal rules of corporate governance apply to the company: this mitigates the traditional differences between insider and outsider systems of corporate governance. Previous studies failed to consider the contribution of sustainability in the process of corporate governance convergence. Therefore, the aim of this article is to fill the gap in the existing literature by means of a qualitative analysis, supporting the international debate about convergence of corporate governance systems. The article describes the evolution of outsider and insider systems in the light of the increasing importance of sustainability in the board's decision-making and firm's operation to satisfy the needs of all the company's stakeholders. According to this, a qualitative content analysis developed with a directed approach completes the theoretical discussion, demonstrating that sustainability can bring de facto convergence between outsider and insider corporate governance systems. The article aims to be a theoretical starting point for future research, the findings of which could also have practical implications: the study encourages the policy makers to translate the sustainable business best practices into laws and recommendations, strengthening the mutual influence between formal and substantial convergence.

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“…Although his argument is generally pitched at a higher level than the community, his statement that 'the incorporation of diverse voices in political and economic processes is the next battle in broadening participation' (Khadiagala 2015: 39-40) is valid in the community context. Suopajärvi et al (2016) talk about the importance of 'fate control' or the ability for communities affected by mining in northern Europe (northern Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia) to guide their own destiny. In their view, the social aspects tend to be left out of discussions of sustainability in favour of economic and environmental aspects; if they are mentioned, it is usually only in terms of impacts or SLO.…”

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The role of participation in sustainable community development programmes in the extractives industries

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2017

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A major challenge for almost all extractives activity is that benefits accrue predominantly at the national level while disruptions are invariably highly localized close to the resource. Recently, extractives companies have intensified efforts to correct this imbalance. The aim of this paper is to identify the optimal approach for companies to encouraging sustainable local development among host communities. The role that government and civil society actors can play in supporting this process is also addressed. Community participation is central to the discussion, which makes reference to case studies, particularly that of the community development programmes of a gold mine in Tanzania over a period of 15 years.

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Social sustainability in northern mining communities: A study of the European North and Northwest Russia

Cited by 94 publications

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How Frugal Innovation Promotes Social Sustainability

How Frugal Innovation Promotes Social Sustainability

Sustainability and Convergence: The Future of Corporate Governance Systems?

The role of participation in sustainable community development programmes in the extractives industries

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