Corporate Social Responsibility and development in Africa: Redefining the roles and responsibilities of public and private actors in the mining sector

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Campbell
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 451-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koet Vitiea ◽  
Seunghoo Lim

Purpose This study aims to identify which actors play leadership and brokerage roles in voluntary environmental collaborations and how the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of actors is associated with such voluntary networking behaviours in Cambodia. Design/methodology/approach To achieve these purposes, this study mainly uses social network analysis to capture the properties of networking behaviours in the voluntary collaborative activities underlying three main environmental issues: waste disposal, energy and water pollution. The study focusses on the collaborative efforts undertaken by actors across multiple sectors: governmental organizations, for-profits and civil society organizations. Findings The results show that the government plays the leading role in voluntary environmental collaborations across environmental issues; however, the actual implementation is expanded to be undertaken by non-state actors. Moreover, CSR has positive associations with networking and brokerage roles; therefore, this study reveals the utility of various voluntary policy instruments. Practical implications This study demonstrates the role of governmental initiation and its influence on non-state actors, even for voluntary environmental tools. The CSR initiatives of private actors can also be supported and encouraged by the government, which will promote participation by private actors in voluntary collaborative networks and their leading role as network facilitators. Social implications By understanding the positions and roles of each actor in the environmental collaborative networks, environmental policymakers can better understand the possibilities and the capabilities of each actor both to improve policy design and learning and to respond to policy changes effectively. Originality/value Voluntary collaboration and CSR are non-regulated policy tools; however, they can be promoted and introduced into society by governmental organizations, and they affect each other.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Giamporcaro ◽  
Jean-Pascal Gond ◽  
Niamh O’Sullivan

ABSTRACTAlthough a growing stream of research investigates the role of government in corporate social responsibility (CSR), little is known about how governmental CSR interventions interact in financial markets. This article addresses this gap through a longitudinal study of the socially responsible investment (SRI) market in France. Building on the “CSR and government” and “regulative capitalism” literatures, we identify three modes of governmental CSR intervention—regulatory steering, delegated rowing, and microsteering—and show how they interact through the two mechanisms of layering (the accumulation of interventions) and catalyzing (the alignment of interventions). Our findings: 1) challenge the notion that, in the neoliberal order, governments are confined to steering market actors—leading and guiding their behavior—while private actors are in charge of rowing—providing products and services; 2) show how governmental CSR interventions interact and are orchestrated; and 3) provide evidence that governments can mobilize financial markets to promote CSR.


Author(s):  
Jeremy Moon ◽  
David Vogel

This article examines the role of governments and civil society in shaping and encouraging corporate social responsibility (CSR). It begins by exploring the relationship between CSR and particular patterns of business–government–civil society relations. It then examines the patterns of business–government relations that are associated with CSR. It explores two basic models. One is the dichotomous view that posits that CSR and government are, by definition, mutually exclusive; accordingly, the scope of CSR is defined by the absence of regulation and public policy. The second posits that CSR is the relationship between market actors and governments. This article also investigates changes in business–government–civil society relations which explain the recent growth and development of CSR. Finally, it examines the ways in which governments have promoted CSR and the relationship between responsible public and private policies.


Author(s):  
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Carboni Joel B.

In 2012, The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development centered on the notion that sustainable development is dependent upon both public and private sectors being fully engaged by leveraging frameworks that support the advancement of sustainable development initiatives, taking into account the importance of corporate social responsibility (Rio, 2012). With the United Nations Millennium Development Goals set to expire in 2015, giving way to the Post-2015 Engagement Architecture, a framework that is expected to establish priorities and strategies for the next era. Project management is uniquely positioned to drive these efforts through both governance and use. This paper focuses on the key integration points for sustainability to project governance and methods using the GPM P5 Standard for People, Planet, Profit, Project Products and Processes. P5 provides for useful benchmarking across industry and fundamentally helps organizations demonstrate the reality of their commitment to sustainability by allowing stakeholders to better understand the organization�s contribution to sustainable development.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Da Fonseca Chauvet

<p>O presente artigo tem como finalidade avaliar se o “Programa Mineração” lançado pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração (IBRAM) consiste em um exemplo claro de autorregulação privada no setor minerário, de implementação de boas práticas na atividade e, ainda, serve como exemplo de responsabilidade social das empresas que atuam em tal segmento econômico. No presente estudo far-se-á, incialmente, uma avaliação breve acerca da regulação estatal, seus principais aspectos e características. Em seguida, será apreciado o conceito de autorregulação privada, englobando a exposição de suas principais vantagens e algumas desvantagens. Buscar-se-á enquadrar o “Programa Mineração” justamente na definição de autorregulação. Posteriormente, procurar-se-á demonstrar a necessidade e importância da responsabilidade social das empresas, com destaque àquelas que desempenham atividades de mineração.</p><p> </p><p>This article aims to evaluate whether the "Mining Program" launched by the Brazilian Mining Institute (IBRAM) consists of a clear example of private self - regulation in the mining sector, the implementation of good practices in the activity and also serves as an example Of social responsibility of companies operating in such economic segment. In the present study, a brief evaluation will be made initially of the state regulation, its main aspects and characteristics. Next, the concept of private self-regulation will be appreciated, encompassing the exposition of its main advantages and some disadvantages. It will be sought to frame the "Mining Program" precisely in the definition of self-regulation. Subsequently, an attempt will be made to demonstrate the need and importance of corporate social responsibility, especially those that perform mining activities.</p>


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