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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Ghanaian Mining Industry by Frank Boateng MPhil, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2015 FCMI, Chartered Management Institute, 2014 MBA, University of Leicester, 2009 BS, Central University Ghana, 2006 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

A National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy was, yesterday, launched in Accra. The goal of the policy is to promote the optimization of the socioeconomic and environmental impact of investments and activities of businesses, the public sector, civil society, traditional authorities and other stakeholders towards the sustainable development of Ghana.

Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa''s Mining Industry: Redressing the Legacy of Apartheid Madeleine Busacca Claremont McKenna College This Open Access Senior Thesis is brought to you by ScholarshipClaremont. It has been accepted for inclusion in .

Corporate Social Responsibility Activities of Mining Companies: The Views of the Local Communities in Ghana Yaw Brew1,2, Chai Junwu1, AddaeBoateng1,2 1School of Management Economics, University of Electronic Science Technology of China, Chengdu, China

Oct 02, 2013· Here are the companies with the best corporate social responsibility (CSR) reputations, based on a study by Reputation Institute, a private global consulting firm based in New York.

Accra, Feb 17, GNA Mining companies have been urged to see Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a ''good business'' not as a favour towards their community of operations since it provides ...

Asanko Gold Inc. ("Asanko" or the "Company") (TSX:AKG) (NYSE American:AKG) today publishes its 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") Report, which provides a detailed review of Asanko''s CSR strategy and performance during the year, including its contribution to both the local communities in which it operates and its host country, Ghana .

We contribute by describing, in detail, the attempts made by this company to localise its corporate social responsibility practices in Ghana as it sought to gain legitimacy and create an identity that would overcome the issues relating to the liability of foreignness.

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. Introduction

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 ...

Internalizing the Negative Externalities of Mining in Ghana: Should Corporate Social Responsibility Be Voluntary? Andrews Kingsley Doku (Corresponding Author) Human Resources Unit, University of Mines and Technology, P. O. Box 237, Tarkwa, Ghana E .

Much could be said of mining companies that are either members or affiliated to the Ghana Chamber of Mines as they taken critical interest in making the CSR agenda a reality. The undertake Corporate Social Responsibility projects in order to improve the livelihood of the people in their host communities.

The law is however silent on the social responsibility of the mining companies towards the communities in which they operate. In fact, there is no national policy framework that guides the implementation of CSR in Ghana. Mining Companies are therefore not bound by law to implement CSR activities in the country.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Mining Consultancy Services in Ghana. MC Group wishes to build is corporatespiritinclined team which will involve a well

Mining companies in Ghana seem to have responded somehow over the years to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) call but some still face open resistance from members of the communities who see them (mining companies) as socially irresponsible. The research sought to unearth the views and concerns of the local communities about the CSR activities of mining companies in the Ashanti, .

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE GOLD MINING INDUSTRY: THE GHANA EXPERIENCE by Aimann Sadik In 2012, the price of gold is sky rocketing due to strong demand and tight supply. Investors have revived their interest in gold investments at the expense of financial assets

Oct 30, 2011· "The projects companies do and call Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Ghana, is a sham," says Ebow HaizelFerguson. HaizelFerguson who is the Corporate Affairs and Community Relations Director of SigmaBase Technical Services (GH) Limited made this declaration when he took his turn to address a group of journalists from Ghana and Uganda at a 10day .

It is the social responsibility of the mining companies to see to this, and this is where CSR comes in. Paving the way for Improved Global CSR Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the voluntary actions undertaken by mining companies to reduce the negative effects of mining initiatives, and to improve the lives of locals, the local economy ...

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 .

Corporate social responsibility and political settlements in the mining sector in Ghana, Zambia and Peru 1 Abstract 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

Mar 28, 2017· Effects of Dwindling Gold Prices on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Performance in Ghana''s Mining Sector ... This study sought to examine the level of CSR activities in five of the big mining companies operating in Ghana. Findings from the study pointed to a reduction in the profit margins of mining companies as a result of the fallen ...

ity conference under the theme, Corporate Social Responsibility for Broad Based Empowerment in the Mining Industry. Corporate Social Responsibility is a business process a company adopts beyond its legal obligations in order to create added economic, social and environmental value to society and

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.

Mar 28, 2017· Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) remains a new concept in Ghana albeit a thriving one which has now engaged the attention of many businesses. Its .
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