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CSR, Extractive Industries and the Environment

  • 1.  CSR, Extractive Industries and the Environment

    Posted 01-31-2008 10:02
    Dear Colleagues,

    Greener Management International Issues 52 and 53 are related special
    issues on:

    CSR, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
    Issue 52 focuses on ‘Values and Principles’
    Issue 53 focuses on ‘Regulation, Reporting and Performance’

    Both issues are Edited by Saleem H. Ali, University of Vermont, USA,
    and Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Griffith University, Australia
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    *****Greener Management International Issue 52*****
    A special theme issue on "CSR, Extractive Industries and Environment:
    Values and Principles"

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    the "Introduction" Saleem H. Ali, University of Vermont, USA, and
    Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh or the paper " Environmental Militarism:
    Burma's Extractive Industries" by Matthew Smith, EarthRights
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    *****Greener Management International Issue 53*****
    A special theme issue on "CSR, Extractive Industries and Environment:
    Regulation, Reporting and Performance" 

    To place an order, view all paper abstracts or view/download for free
    the "Introduction" Saleem H. Ali, University of Vermont, USA, and
    Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, or the paper "Voluntary Initiatives in the
    Mining Industry: Do They Work? " by
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    ABOUT THESE ISSUES

    The core of the CSR challenge for the extractive industries lies in the
    inherent non-renewability of minerals, on the one hand, and the
    expansive definition of sustainability, which includes social and
    economic variables, on the other. These two special issues attempt to
    provide a sharper focus to the study and implementation of CSR: by
    examining its application to a specific sector, the extractive
    industries; by focusing on one key dimension of corporate behaviour,
    environmental performance; and by identifying and examining a number of
    distinct foundations for CSR. Issue 52 focuses on values and principles
    related to CSR in the extractive industries. Issue 53 addresses
    reporting and performance measurement issues relating to CSR. It
    considers how corporate performance in the area of social
    responsibility can be monitored and assessed, and what role is played
    by government regulation in a context which stresses the obligation of
    corporations to take responsibility for minimising their environmental
    impacts.

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    Greener Management International Issue 52
    A special theme issue on "CSR, Extractive Industries and Environment:
    Values and Principles"

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    * Introduction
    Saleem H. Ali, University of Vermont, USA, and Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh,
    Griffith University, Australia

    * Corporate Social Responsibility: A Unifying Discourse for the Mining
    Industry?
    Margot J. Hutchins, Christa L. Walck, Daniel P. Sterk and Gary A.
    Campbell, Michigan Technological University, USA

    * Human Rights Accountability of the Minerals Development Industry
    Ayesha Dias, New York, USA

    * Environmental Militarism: Burma's Extractive Industries
    Matthew Smith, EarthRights International

    * Biodiversity and the Extractive Industry: Innovative Practices and
    Remaining Challenges
    Annelisa Grigg, Fauna & Flora International

    * Care for People and Creation: The Role of US Christian Institutional
    Shareholder Activists in Extractive-Industry CSR
    Harry J. Van Buren III, University of New Mexico, USA

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    Greener Management International Issue 53
    A special theme issue on "CSR, Extractive Industries and Environment:
    Regulation, Reporting and Performance" 

    * Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Griffith University, Australia, and Saleem
    H. Ali, University of Vermont, USA

    * Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility of Firms in the Mining
    and Oil and Gas Industries: Current Status Quo of Reporting Following
    GRI Guidelines
    Edeltraud Guenther, Holger Hoppe and Claudia Poser, Technische
    Universität Dresden, Germany

    * Voluntary Initiatives in the Mining Industry: Do They Work?
    Petrina Schiavi, The University of Queensland, Australia, and Fiona
    Solomon, CSIRO Minerals, Australia

    * Championing the Rhetoric? ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ in
    Ghana’s Mining Sector
    Gavin Hilson, University of Reading, UK

    * Securitisation in the Extractive Industries: Stakeholder
    Sensitivities, Environmental Protection and the Cost of Capital
    Simon Norton, Cardiff Business School, UK

    * The Good Neighbour Agreement: A Proactive Approach to Water
    Management through Community Enforcement of Site-Specific Standards
    Sarah M. Zuzulock and James R. Kuipers, Kuipers & Associates, USA
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