The evolving role of CSR in international development
Evidence from Canadian extractive companies’ involvement in community health initiatives in low-income countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13069008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah E Lamb (0000-0003-4349-7195, Engineers Without Borders Canada, corresponding author), Jonathan Jennings (0000-0001-5806-5008, Institute for Community Health), Philippe Calain (Médecins Sans Frontières) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 614-621 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Extractive Industries and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-790X • E-ISSN: 2214-7918 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.exis.2017.05.011 |
| OpenAlex | W2621013642 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 19 |
Overseas development agencies and international finance organisations view the exploitation of minerals as a strategy for alleviating poverty in low-income countries. However, for local communities that are directly affected by extractive industry projects, economic and social benefits often fail to materialise. By engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), transnational companies operating in the extractive industries ‘space’ verbally commit to preventing environmental impacts and providing health services in low-income countries. However, the actual impacts of CSR initiatives can be difficult to assess. \n \nWe help to bridge this gap by analysing the reach of health-related CSR activities financed by Canadian mining companies in the low-income countries where they operate. We found that in 2015, only 27 of 102 Canadian companies disclosed information on their websites concerning health-related CSR activities for impacted communities. Furthermore, for these 27 companies, there is very little evidence that alleged CSR activities may substantially contribute to the provision of comprehensive health services or more broadly to the sustainable development of the health sector
Business · Corporate social responsibility · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Public relations · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Mining and Resource Management
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |