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The corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda has been a part of the global debate on socio-economic development for many decades. Countless claims have been made that CSR can contribute towards more inclusive development and the alleviation of poverty. This briefing examines the concept and role of CSR in the mining industry of South Africa.

II 7. CSR Mining in Canada- A Case Study of Barrick Gold Corporation 35 7.1 Drivers behind Barrick's adoption of CSR 39 8. CSR in gold mining in South Africa: A case study of Gold Fields, Anglo Gold

In South Africa gold mining companies pay no tax if their declared profit falls below 5% of revenue. Such a low rate on corporate income tax is paralleled by the low rate of withholding taxes which stands at 12.5%, compared to Mexico, Chile and Greenland tax rates of 35% and 30% in Western Australia and Arizona and 20% in Poland and Zimbabwe.

The legal framework for CSR in South Africa. In South Africa, CSR is not only a frequent topic for conversation and debate, but also a tangible effort by many companies. The social picture of the country after the Apartheid era was one of marked inequalities in terms of education, infrastructure, economic power, and basic services access.

CSR broadly refers to all of an organization's impacts on society and the need to deal responsibly with the impacts on each group of stakeholders. The King IV Report on Governance for South Africa 2016 encapsulates the idiosyncratic South African context of CSR.

Mining in South Africa 7 Corporate social responsibility is achieved through activities conducted for the well-being of the society that are beyond the company's immediate needs collectively forming the corporate social responsibility initiatives. CSR is widely adopted as a way

Brief case studies of mining in South Africa and Zambia suggest that there are still important gaps between mining companies' CSR activities, on the one hand, and accountability and fairness, on the other. The conclusion is that companies' CSR-related claims, and particularly the reference to a business case for voluntary initiatives, need ...

Highlights Problems of legitimacy faced by mining companies have deep structural origins. Reforms of regulatory regimes have weakened the institutional and political capacity of governments. Reforms have also blurred the demarcation between public and private responsibilities. Corporate Social Responsibility strategies do not address the origins of such problems. Broader framework is needed .

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a way for organisations to tackle the issues facing society. These issues may be social, economic or environmental, and it's not hard to see that these issues are plentiful in South Africa. This creates a great need for effective CSR projects

important and mainstream, especially seen in the Republic of South Africa's mining industry. South Africa is a young democracy with a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic population of about 49 million people. The country's diversity is the basis for its nickname of 'the Rainbow Nation'. However, the legacy of apartheid is still prevalent in

May 13, 2016· Financial Times Prentice Hall, Pearson Publications, UK. Fig, D. (2005). Manufacturing Amnesia: Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa. International Affairs 81, 3 (599-617). Hamann, R. (2004). Corporate Social Responsibility, Partnerships, and Institutional Change: The Case for Mining Companies in South Africa.

Internationally and in South Africa, mining companies are increasingly referring to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and partnerships in terms of the business case, or the expectation that being responsible and collaborating with stakeholders is good for profits.

brief case studies of mining in south africa and zambia suggest that there are still important gaps between mining companies' csr activities, on the one hand, and accountability and fairness, on ...

South Africa 2016 ("The King IV Report"), which will take effect as of the 1st April 2017. One principle which has beem identified in The King Report poignantly captures the distinctively South African context of CSR.

When a company's values align with their CSR programme they make a genuine and lasting contribution to the development of South Africa. LEAP, as part of their commitment to social responsibility, integrates CSR into their B-BBEE policy to create more sustainable and long-term support through the payment of school fees and purchasing of school ...

Centuries into mining operations in South Africa, there is a strong current need for mining houses to play an active role in discussions with communities, employees, NGOs and the relevant local authorities to collectively decide on what the community needs and what funds are going to .

The issues of poverty and inequality, unemployment and the poor living conditions of employees in communities where local and multinational corporations operate have reemerged on the development agenda as a result of growing labour unrest in South Africa, particularly in the mining sector. This article aims to contribute to the conceptualisation and understanding of corporate social ...

CSR IN SOUTH AFRICA'S MINING INDUSTRY: AN ASSESSMENT SAIIA POLICY BRIEFING 142 2 Hamann argues that companies have approached corporate social responsibility programmes as 'ad hoc charitable donations to good causes'.3 Mining companies' CSR policies generally focus on education and health initiatives in the communities they

"The corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda has been a part of the global debate on socio-economic development for many decades. Countless claims have been made that CSR can contribute towards more inclusive development and the alleviation of poverty. This briefing examines the concept and role of CSR in the mining industry of South Africa.

Jun 01, 2015· Corporate Social Responsibility, Local Community, Mining Company 1. Introduction The practical implications of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have received much attention [1]-[5]. Re-search suggests that corporate social responsibility represents a differentiating factor that may be used success-

Corporate social responsibility, partnerships, and ... Internationally and in South Africa, mining companies are increasingly referring to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and partnerships in terms of the business case, or the expectation that being responsible and collaborating with stakeholders is good for profits.

This view is supported by a survey of South Africa‟s top companies, in which only 10% cited "abiding by laws and regulations" as their one principal motivation for pursuing corporate citizenship (Trialogue, 2004) A ten year review of CSR research focused on Africa and published in key CSR .

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Industries of Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia: Choices and Consequences Chapter (PDF Available) · March 2016 with .

Siyobi BA. An assessment of corporate social responsibility in South Africa's mining industry : a case study of Anglo American Platinum's corporate social investment programmes in the area of education. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town,Faculty of Humanities,Department of Political Studies, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd].
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