Corporate Social Responsibility at African mines: Linking the past …
Abstract. This paper traces the origins of the 'brand' of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) employed at large-scale mines across sub-Saharan Africa. Conceived within fortified resource enclaves, the policies adopted and actions taken in the area of CSR at many of the region's large-scale mines today have had had minimal effect …
Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities in Ghana
In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about 5.7% of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of ...
(PDF) Large scale mining in Ghana: A review of the
Following the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) in 1983, Ghana's mining sector has experienced significant growth, making Ghana one of the 10-leading producers of gold ...
Community Perceptions on Environmental and Social Impacts of Mining …
The implementation of CSR in the mining industry is expected to reduce the effects of mining on the environment because it encourages responsible use of resources (Lulewicz-Sas and Godlewska Citation 2015). However, the perceptions of the communities around the mine on the impacts of mining on their environment indicate that there is …
Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana
History of Mining in Ghana. There is evidence of gold extraction activities in Ghana as far back as the 7th and 8th centuries A.D., as gold deposits attracted Arab traders into the country.7 These activities were strategically located along rivers where sediments believed to contain deposits of gold were washed constantly to separate the gold …
Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana: Issues and …
1 Introduction. The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Ghana has, to a large extent, been canvassed by civil society which initially focused on how multinational companies could …
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Ghanaian Gold …
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Ghanaian Gold Mining Industry: Does Leadership Matter? Show simple item record Files in this item Name: Corporate …
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AGREEMENT AND PRACTICE …
mining companies recently, however, the nature, practice and implications of these agreements is less understood. The study examined the social responsibility agreement …
(PDF) The impact of corporate social responsibility on community
Corporate social responsibility (CSR), for example, is a concept much associated with the SDGs for mining and telecommunication companies operating in Ghana (Amoako 2016;Azina-Nartey 2018;Yeboah ...
(PDF) Corporate Social Responsibility of Mining Companies in Ghana…
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 ...
Local content implementation and development in Ghana's
Owusu G, Bloch R. Linkages in Ghana's Gold Mining industry: challenging the enclave thesis. Resour Policy. 2012;37:434–42. Article Google Scholar Panford K. Africa's natural resources and underdevelopment. how Ghana's petroleum can create sustainable economic prosperity. Palgrave Macmillan; 2017.
Environmental Policy Assessment in the Ghanaian Gold …
The undersigned have examined the dissertation entitled: Environmental Policy Assessment in the Ghanaian Gold Mining Industry: Insights from Stakeholders presented by Francis Xavier Dery Tuokuu, candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, and hereby certify that it is accepted*. Committee Chair: James S. Gruber, Ph.D.
Reconceptualising Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at …
It is how the actions that occur during the exploration phase affect CSR outcomes which have gone virtually unexamined in the literature, a gap which this thesis …
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN …
reviews (e.g. Belal and Momin (2009). Key CSR expressions such as Research on Corporate social responsibility/social responsibility in Ghana, CSR in Ghana were used to generate specifically relevant studies. Abstract screening was subsequently used to determine eligible studies that ought to be included in the analysis.
Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana | SpringerLink
Corporate social responsibility in Ghana: Lessons from the mining sector, conference proceedings, 29th annual conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, may 16–22. Ghana: Accra. Google Scholar. Bromley, D. B. (1990).
Frontiers | "Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: Implication …
Globally, climate-smart agriculture is highly recognized as an approach for sustainable agriculture and food systems. In Africa and other developing countries, climate-smart agriculture is observed to reposition and modify agricultural systems for improved food and nutritional security. Despite the relevance of the approach to sustainable agricultural …
Assessing the corporate social responsibility interventions in the
The contributions of CSR and its potential towards national development have been highlighted in several studies. For instance, Asumah's (2015) research which sought to ascertain the impact of Anglo-Gold Ashanti's CSR operations on the Obuasi community discovered that the company's CSR initiatives have had an impact on local development.
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Ghanaian Mining Industry
(Adimazoya, 2013). Through corporate social responsibility, the mining industry may maintain its exemplary status among African countries (Abugre, 2014). The purpose of …
Advancing CSR in the Mining Industry
Ranängen, H. & Zobel, T. (2014). Revisiting the 'how' of corporate social responsibility in extractive industries and forestry. Journal of Cleaner Production 84, 299-312 Paper B Ranängen, H., Zobel, T. & Bergström, A. (2013). The merits of ISO 26000 for CSR development in the mining industry: A case study in the Zambian Copperbelt.
Achieving sustainable corporate social responsibility outcomes: a
Sustainable impact of corporate social responsibility projects. The TBL approach provides a framework to measure the sustainability of an organisation's CSR projects according to economic, social and environmental factors (Goel 2010). The study established that mining CSR projects advance sustainability in line with these factors. Economic …
(PDF) Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm Financial
Abstract. The link between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and financial performance is a much-studied area. This thesis investigated the impact of CSR and the financial performance of firms ...
How mining companies promote gender equality through …
1. Introduction. The relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and development in the mining industry has been examined and conceptualised by various authors. Currently, issues concerning the promotion of gender equality are important because of the masculine norms of the industry. The structure of mining jobs potentially ...
Mining industry in Ghana
Contribution of the mining industry to GDP in Ghana from 1st quarter 2019 to 2nd quarter 2023 (in million Ghanaian cedis) Basic Statistic Mineral rents as a share of GDP in Ghana 2010-2021
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the mining …
Using a case study of two multinational mining companies operating in the Western Region of Ghana, West Africa, this paper aims …
Corporate Social Responsibility
to explore how the extractive industry in general, and the mining industry in particular, is practicing CSR. A comprehensive literature review gave an overview of how CSR is put into practice in the extractive industry and two case studies gave more profound knowledge of the practical level of CSR in the mining industry. The ISO 26000
The economic impact of corporate social responsibility on the
The findings revealed a positive perception that corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices of mining companies contribute to the development of mining …
The state of human rights in mining communities in Ghana: …
Rights in Mining Communities in Ghana (CHRAJ, 2008). The report did not only draw the attention of Government to the negative impact of mining activities in the country, but also recommended legislative reforms in the entire mining industry. The report paints a gloomy picture of the debilitating effects of mining activities on local populations.
CSR in Ghana's gold-mining sector: Assessing
Purpose This article examines community expectations and perceptions of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of a multinational mining company following a …
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: INSIGHTS …
The object of this paper is to ascertain the level of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) compliance of mining companies in selected mining communities in Ghana. Over the past three decades, Ghana has demonstrated considerable commitment to the conser-vation and management of bio-physical and socio-cultural environment.