Corporate Social Responsibility of mining companies in Argentina. Yakovleva, N., Brust, D. V., & Mutti, D. 2010. Place: Seoul, South Korea Publication Title: Greening of Industry Network Conferenceabstract bibtex Mining is expanding in Latin America, although some countries have a history of mining and are heavily dependent on the extractive sector, for other countries such as Argentina, foreign direct investment in largescale mining sector is relatively new and communities are apprehensive about its contributions to national socio-economic development and impacts on the natural environment. The Government of Argentina started to promote mining sector in the country with an introduction of a new National Mining Code in 1995, which encouraged open pit mining, technological development and liberalisation of investment regime. Several multinational companies invested in the mining sector of Argentina, including Barrick Gold, Xstrata and Meridian Gold, mostly in gold and copper mining. Multinational mining companies in Latin America often face fierce opposition from local communities and community-based organisations. In Argentina, several provinces banned mining activities on their territories and some mining projects were stopped due to public resistance. The paper critiques corporate social responsibility (CSR) framework adopted by multinational companies as inappropriate for local needs and context, thus communities often reject corporate policies and this affects corporate community relations. Communities often see CSR as a “green wash” on the part of multinational mining companies. Visser's critiques that Western conceptions and models of CSR are not entirely adequate for describing CSR in the developing countries. This paper applies Carroll's (1991) model of a CSR Pyramid, comprising economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities to the analysis of CSR in the mining sector of Argentina. The paper examines scope and components of CSR and analyses the perception of three sectors of the society: government, mining sector and civil society towards the relative importance between the components of CSR. The paper reveals that societal groups have different perception of CSR of mining companies that might contribute to conflict. The analysis suggests that the scope and range of corporate responsibilities in the case of Argentina's mining sector are redefined.
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abstract = {Mining is expanding in Latin America, although some countries have a history of mining and are heavily dependent on the extractive sector, for other countries such as Argentina, foreign direct investment in largescale mining sector is relatively new and communities are apprehensive about its contributions to national socio-economic development and impacts on the natural environment. The Government of Argentina started to promote mining sector in the country with an introduction of a new National Mining Code in 1995, which encouraged open pit mining, technological development and liberalisation of investment regime. Several multinational companies invested in the mining sector of Argentina, including Barrick Gold, Xstrata and Meridian Gold, mostly in gold and copper mining. Multinational mining companies in Latin America often face fierce opposition from local communities and community-based organisations. In Argentina, several provinces banned mining activities on their territories and some mining projects were stopped due to public resistance. The paper critiques corporate social responsibility (CSR) framework adopted by multinational companies as inappropriate for local needs and context, thus communities often reject corporate policies and this affects corporate community relations. Communities often see CSR as a “green wash” on the part of multinational mining companies. Visser's critiques that Western conceptions and models of CSR are not entirely adequate for describing CSR in the developing countries. This paper applies Carroll's (1991) model of a CSR Pyramid, comprising economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities to the analysis of CSR in the mining sector of Argentina. The paper examines scope and components of CSR and analyses the perception of three sectors of the society: government, mining sector and civil society towards the relative importance between the components of CSR. The paper reveals that societal groups have different perception of CSR of mining companies that might contribute to conflict. The analysis suggests that the scope and range of corporate responsibilities in the case of Argentina's mining sector are redefined.},
author = {Yakovleva, Natalia and Brust, Diego Vazquez and Mutti, Diana},
year = {2010},
note = {Place: Seoul, South Korea
Publication Title: Greening of Industry Network Conference},
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