Governance Ecosystems: CSR in the Latin American Mining Sector(International Political Economy Series)

The authors explore the complex dynamics of mining and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Latin America, including a reflection on the African continent, presenting arguments and case studies based on new research on a set of urgent and emerging questions surrounding mining, development and sustainability.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Companies and the Company they Keep: CSR in a 'Social and Environmental Value Governance Ecosystems' Context; J.Sagebien & N.M.Lindsay Systemic Causes, Systemic Solutions; J.Sagebien & N.M.Lindsay Sustainable Development Norms and CSR in the Global Mining Sector; H.S.Dashwood CSR and the Law: Learning from the Experience of Canadian Mining Companies in Latin America; K.Webb The Role of Governments in CSR Chapter 1: CSR in a 'Social and Environmental Value Governance Ecosystems' Context; J.Boon Regulatory Frameworks, Issues of Legitimacy, Responsibility and Accountability: Reflections Drawn from the PERCAN Initiative; B.Campbell, E.R.Grégoire & M.Laforce Conflict Diamonds: The Kimberley Process and the South American Challenge; I. Smillie Whose Development? Mining, Local Resistance and Development Agendas; C.Coumans Mining Industry Associations and CSR Discourse: Mapping the Terrain of Sustainable Development Strategies; N.M.Lindsay Drivers of Conflict around Large Scale Mining Activity in Latin America: The Case of the Carajás Iron Ore Complex in the Brazilian Amazon; A.C.Alvares da Silva, S.Costa & M.M.Veiga Community and Government Effects on Mining CSR in Bolivia: The Case of Apex and Empresa Huanuni; R.Cameron Corporate Social Responsibility in the Extractive Industries: The Role of Finance; A.Goss Responsible Investment Case Studies: Newmont and Goldcorp; I.Sosa Anticorruption: A Realistic Strategy in Latin American Mining?; C.Odell Sustainable Juruti Model: Pluralist Governance, Mining and Local Development in the Amazon Region; F.Abdala Energy & CSR in Trinidad & Tobago in the Second Decade of 21st Century; T.M.Shaw Mining Companies and Governance in Africa; R.Hamann, P.Kapelus & E.O'Keefe Conclusion; N.M.Lindsay & J.Sagebien Appendix

About the Author :
FABIO ABDALA Sustainability Manager to Mining Operations for Alcoa Latin America and the Caribbean region JAN BOON Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada ROBERT CAMERON Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Study Lead in the Community and Aboriginal Affairs Division of Stantec Consulting Inc, USA BONNIE CAMPBELL Professor of Political Economy at the Department of Political Science at the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada. She is also Director of the 'Groupe de Recherche sur les Activités Minières en Afrique' (GRAMA), Canada CATHERINE COUMANS Research Coordinator and Coordinator of the Asia-Pacific Program at MiningWatch, Canada SILVANA DUNHAM DA COSTA Ph.D. from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada HEVINA S. DASHWOOD Associate Professor of Political Science at Brock University, Canada. DR. ALLEN GOSS Assistant Professor of Finance at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. RALPH HAMANN Associate Professor and Research Director at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa PAUL KAPELUS founding Director of the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, South Africa. MYRIAM LAFORCE Researcher at the Groupe de Recherche sur les Activités Minières en Afrique (GRAMA), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada CAROL ODELL Ph.D. Candidate at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada ED O'KEEFE Director at Synergy Global Consulting, a Global Company ETIENNE ROY GRÉGOIRE Member of the Groupe de Recherche sur les Activités Minières en Afrique (GRAMA), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada ANA CAROLINA ALVARES DA SILVA Worked on Several Projects for Junior Exploration and Large Mining Companies, Industry Associations and Local Communities in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Panama and Peru on Issues of Indigenous Rights, Artisanal Mining, Community Development and Social Impact Assessment TIMOTHY M. SHAW Professor and Director, Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago IAN SMILLIE Founder of Inter Pares, a Canadian NGO IRENE SOSA Senior Analyst at Jantzi-Sustainalytics, a Global Independent Sustainability Research and Analysis Firm MARCELLO VEIGA Associate Professor of the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada KERNAGHAN WEBB Associate Professor, Department of Law and Business, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Canada.