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Aug 31, 2004· Ralph Hamann and Paul Kapelus argue that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)related narratives and practices can be fruitfully assessed with reference to accountability and fairness as key criteria. Brief case studies of mining in South Africa and Zambia suggest that there are still important gaps between mining companies'' CSR activities, on the one hand, and accountability and .

II 7. CSR Mining in Canada A Case Study of Barrick Gold Corporation 35 Drivers behind Barrick''s adoption of CSR 39 8. CSR in gold mining in South Africa: A case study of Gold Fields, Anglo Gold

CSR broadly refers to all of an organization''s impacts on society and the need to deal responsibly with the impacts on each group of stakeholders. The King IV Report on Governance for South Africa 2016 encapsulates the idiosyncratic South African context of CSR.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a way for organisations to tackle the issues facing society. These issues may be social, economic or environmental, and it''s not hard to see that these issues are plentiful in South Africa. This creates a great need for effective CSR projects

South Africa 2016 ("The King IV Report"), which will take effect as of the 1st April 2017. One principle which has beem identified in The King Report poignantly captures the distinctively South African context of CSR.

May 03, 2020· A Vital Industry The mining industry in Africa is an important source of earnings for the continent. For many African countries mineral exploration and production for export is the key to economic stability and growth. The industry provides innumerable jobs .

Highlights Problems of legitimacy faced by mining companies have deep structural origins. Reforms of regulatory regimes have weakened the institutional and political capacity of governments. Reforms have also blurred the demarcation between public and private responsibilities. Corporate Social Responsibility strategies do not address the origins of such problems. Broader framework is needed .

Miningrelated legislation, both internationally and nationally, has evolved significantly in the past two decades, actively aimed at ensuring Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), where companies are held accountable for their developing countries like South Africa and Ghana that are heavily dependent on gold trade and the ...

The legal framework for CSR in South Africa. In South Africa, CSR is not only a frequent topic for conversation and debate, but also a tangible effort by many companies. The social picture of the country after the Apartheid era was one of marked inequalities in terms of education, infrastructure, economic power, and basic services access.

May 13, 2016· Financial Times Prentice Hall, Pearson Publications, UK. Fig, D. (2005). Manufacturing Amnesia: Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa. International Affairs 81, 3 (599617). Hamann, R. (2004). Corporate Social Responsibility, Partnerships, and Institutional Change: The Case for Mining Companies in South Africa.

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Industries of Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia: Choices and Consequences Chapter (PDF Available) · March 2016 with .

"The corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda has been a part of the global debate on socioeconomic development for many decades. Countless claims have been made that CSR can contribute towards more inclusive development and the alleviation of poverty. This briefing examines the concept and role of CSR in the mining industry of South Africa.

CSR IN SOUTH AFRICA''S MINING INDUSTRY: AN ASSESSMENT SAIIA POLICY BRIEFING 142 2 Hamann argues that companies have approached corporate social responsibility programmes as ''ad hoc charitable donations to good causes''.3 Mining companies'' CSR policies generally focus on education and health initiatives in the communities they

In South Africa gold mining companies pay no tax if their declared profit falls below 5% of revenue. Such a low rate on corporate income tax is paralleled by the low rate of withholding taxes which stands at %, compared to Mexico, Chile and Greenland tax rates of 35% and 30% in Western Australia and Arizona and 20% in Poland and Zimbabwe.

Brief case studies of mining in South Africa and Zambia suggest that there are still important gaps between mining companies'' CSR activities, on the one hand, and accountability and fairness, on the other. The conclusion is that companies'' CSRrelated claims, and particularly the reference to a business case for voluntary initiatives, need ...

The corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda has been a part of the global debate on socioeconomic development for many decades. Countless claims have been made that CSR can contribute towards more inclusive development and the alleviation of poverty. This briefing examines the concept and role of CSR in the mining industry of South Africa.

Jan 01, 2006· According to a recent KPMG Report, of mining companies from Australia, Canada, South Africa, US and the UK reported information on their company''s corporate governance practices compared to 50% of companies from ''other'' countries; this is explained by varying requirements for corporate governance disclosure in each country.

brief case studies of mining in south africa and zambia suggest that there are still important gaps between mining companies'' csr activities, on the one hand, and accountability and fairness, on ...

South Africa is the southernmost country in is the 25thlargest country in the world by land area, and with close to 56 million people, is the world''s 24thmost populous nation.. The World Bank classifies South Africa as an uppermiddleincome economy, and a newly industrialised country. Its economy is the secondlargest in Africa, and the 34thlargest in the world.

South Africa has an abundance of mineral resources, which is a direct source of foreign investment. We are said to have the world''s fifthlargest mining sector, employing 5% of the South African workforce. The mining industry is currently regulated under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development

Internationally and in South Africa, mining companies are increasingly referring to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and partnerships in terms of the business case, or the expectation that being responsible and collaborating with stakeholders is good for profits.

Siyobi BA. An assessment of corporate social responsibility in South Africa''s mining industry : a case study of Anglo American Platinum''s corporate social investment programmes in the area of education. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town,Faculty of Humanities,Department of Political Studies, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd].

The issues of poverty and inequality, unemployment and the poor living conditions of employees in communities where local and multinational corporations operate have reemerged on the development agenda as a result of growing labour unrest in South Africa, particularly in the mining sector. This article aims to contribute to the conceptualisation and understanding of corporate social ...

in American companies operating in South Africa. The listing of some companies in overseas stock markets also catalysed a more defi nite move towards CSR on the part of many mining companies in South Africa. This was later strengthened by a proliferation of domestic legislation mandating ''CSRlinked'' support for local socioeconomic
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