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Sustainability and environmental reports of a mining firm in Ghana: A pilot study Kwame Oduro Amoako1, 2 ... corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. In addition, a very limited number of ... considerations into a company's evaluation and decision making processes" (p. 2). ...

to resources companies are merely imported, repackaged and resold by local firms (WBCSD, 2012). Some other examples of unintended negative consequences of local content interventions include: > Relatively high wages paid by the large resources companies that can result in local people being drawn away from other businesses in town.

the fulfillment of corporate goals and examines the CSR concept in the Ghanaian mining industry. In Ghana the concept has tended to focus on the external environment to the neglect of the internal environment from where employees operate. Key Words: Corporate Social Responsibility, Africa, Ghana, Mining Industry. 1.0 Introduction

and longitudes 1045' 2010 W with a total land area of 2354 sq km. As a hub of the mining industry in Ghana, Tarkwa has a higher concentration of mining companies and other allied mining service providers and industrial laboratories than any other mining area in Ghana. This is due to the existence of extensive natural resources

Mining in Ghana -An Overview (CONTD) Mining in Ghana predates independence and over the years the sector has grown to be a major driver of economic growth. Mining accounted for 6% of GDP in 2011 and the sector grew by 23.5% in 2012. There are currently about thirteen (13) large scale mining companies and 16 operations and over 1000 registered ...

So far, so familiar. Mine closure, it turns out, is one of the thorniest issues facing mining companies looking to improve their social and environmental impact. One answer I saw in Ghana is the creation of foundations which pay a percentage of company profits into a fund a proportion of which only pays out when the mine closes.

Motivations for providing CSR-mediated initiatives in mining communities of Ghana: a multiple-case study. ... Key Drivers of CSR among Mining Companies in Ghana. ... foregoing empirical findings have implications for policy and practice regarding the design and implementation of CSR-mediated initiatives in mining communities. A major policy of ...

This paper explores and compares the political effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mining sector in Zambia, Ghana and Peru. The paper adopts a political settlements approach to answer the question: How do the CSR practices of mining companies affect local and national political settlements? After

The mining industry and Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana: According to Ababio and Boon (2009), the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility can be traced back to the middle 1950s when ...

Mining CSR: The key to responsible mining . ... (CSR) projects of a mining company are essential in underscoring their operations as a responsible and sustainable effort—and separating them from illegal and unregulated projects that only leave the earth bare. ... Ghana terminates 20-year concession contract with Meralco venture;

Mining Companies are Taking CSR Seriously. The activities of mining companies often affect the communities in which they operate, and these companies have an obligation to deal with negative repercussions while they are busy with operations, and after they cease operations. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an integral part of credible ...

Ghana is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa.A multicultural nation, Ghana has a population of approximately 27 million, spanning a variety of ethnic, linguistic and religious groups. Five percent of the population practices traditional faiths, 71.2% adhere to Christianity and 17.6% are Muslim.

Mar 13, 2014· The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes of mining companies tend to focus on community initiatives as their impact in economic, social and environmental terms is felt greatest at the local level. However, the effectiveness of CSR initiatives in the oil, gas and mining sectors has been increasingly questioned.

The Minerals Commission says the adoption of new guidelines on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes for mining firms would reduce social conflicts in mining communities. Ghana's Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703) does not have provision for standard CSR, though companies are undertaking diverse projects to support the socio ...

Newmont's Ahafo Development Foundation Newmont's CSR programmes are built on a commitment, that the company made in December 2005 that US$1 per ounce of gold sold and 1% of net profit from the Ahafo Mine would be set aside and put into a Community Development Fund .

This company is a small scale mining company based in Ghana and Burkina Faso.We work to achieve gold and diamond.Our aim is to always have classic and higher gold in .

Yen.gh News ☛ The ★LIST OF MINING COMPANIES IN GHANA 2019★ is expected to increase as more mineral discoveries are made in the country as it has been over the last few years. Here is a complete list of the available mining companies in Ghana.

Gold Fields Ghana sets standard for responsible business | The New Economy is proud to name Gold Fields Ghana the recipient of its 2014 Award for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Policy in Africa. Here, the company explains how it has helped stakeholder communities develop sustainably

Companies are increasingly using the World Wide Web to disseminate environmental and social information .In 2000, about 65% of companies from Fortune Magazine's Global 500 list used the internet to report on environmental and social issues .Companies not only post their Environmental and Community Reports on the Web, but also place their site-specific reports and updated news relating to ...

Oct 14, 2014· Gold Fields Ghana has been honoured for its contribution to the development of communities in which it operates. The company's corporate social responsibility (CSR.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN ThE mININg SECTOR 01. While every care has taken to ensure the accuracy of the contents, the Publishers, The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe and Whitesands Communications

The Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre have just published a working paper by yours truly on 'Corporate social responsibility and political settlements in the mining sector in Ghana, Zambia and Peru'.It's really a first cut at some of the findings from my work in 2014 which I'm currently writing up into some papers and a book.

CSR as a strategy to obtain social license to operate is still youthful in Ghana and the design and implementation of CSR is seriously challenged, especially because of difficulty of agreement on the limit of the CSR support between the communities and the mining companies (Amponsah-Tawiah & .

Corporate Social Responsibility of Mining Companies in Ghana: The Case of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited at Ahafo Article (PDF Available) · December 2015 with 2,259 Reads How we measure 'reads'
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