Can mineral exploration projects create and share value with communities? A case study from Mongolia

Fraser, Jocelyn; Kunz, Nadja C.; Batdorj, Bulgan

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101455

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“…Respondents identified three Erdene initiatives that they classified as shared value to support community development: the company's scholarship program; its water stewardship work (restoration of water wells; drilling new wells, rehabilitation of water sources; and sourcing potable water for the Shinejinst town center); and an initiative to issue company shares to citizens of Shinejinst and Bayan‐Undur soums (Fraser et al, 2019 describe these initiatives). When questioned about future areas where Erdene could support local sustainable development respondents pointed once again to the need for economic prosperity for the local soums.…”

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Local procurement, shared value, and sustainable development: A case study from the mining sector in Mongolia

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Bat-Erdene

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In emerging economies, tension can arise between the pursuits of economic development to alleviate poverty versus the protection of cultural traditions. In Mongolia, for example, efforts to expand the economy through the development of mineral resources have raised understudied questions about how to accommodate the economic benefits of mining without compromising traditional ways of life. In this case study, we consider the complex and cascading challenges confronting mining, traditional livelihoods, and sustainable development. Semi-structured interviews with 62 participants over a 3-year period were used to investigate the role the corporate strategy of local procurement to create shared value could have in reducing tensions in a remote region where mineral exploration and mine development is underway.The findings provide insight to the barriers and opportunities for company-initiated local procurement practices that contribute to locally led sustainability initiatives and community resilience in emerging economies.

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Local procurement, shared value, and sustainable development: A case study from the mining sector in Mongolia

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“…The benefits to resource owners may also be limited by the industry's long and capital‐intensive development (Sigam and Garcia, 2012) – from exploration to the commercial exploitation of a mine or an oil field, the building of the necessary infrastructure, and, eventually, the closure of project sites and the reclamation of affected areas (Fraser et al, 2019). The industry's dependence on sophisticated management and specialized technology (Cameron and Stanley, 2017), the volatility of costs and rents (Jacks et al, 2011), and conditions of corruption can also negatively affect potential benefits (O'Higgins, 2006).…”

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Corporate Social Performance, Legitimacy, and the Choice of Foreign Partners by State‐Controlled Entities in the Global Extractive Industries

Symeou

Kassinis

2023

J Management Studies

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We study the outcome of the decision of a state‐controlled entity (SCE) to form an international joint venture (IJV) with a foreign partner in the SCE's country. Focusing on the perspective of the host SCE, we propose that in its search for a partner, the SCE will evaluate the sociopolitical legitimacy effect of a candidate partner's corporate social performance (CSP). Thereby, the SCE will consider CSP an important selection criterion because of its legitimacy effect on the selection decision, the SCE, the IJV, and the host state in the eyes of salient local and international stakeholders. Moreover, the legitimacy effect of a candidate partner's CSP will further influence the decision outcome through its interaction with the level of corruption in the candidate partner's home country, the extant sociopolitical legitimacy of the host state, and the number of neighbouring countries of the host country participating in international multi‐stakeholder initiatives. We find support for our hypotheses using a novel sample of extractive industries IJVs between SCEs from 48 countries and 203 foreign partners from 22 countries for the period 2000–15.

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“…The findings showed that 80% of local stakeholders or entrepreneurs have shown their interest to carry out shared practices of social responsibility with Mining Company, cofinancing community projects in their surrounding communities. A case study research conducted in Mongolia on the creation of shared value into the extractive industry, suggests the importance of identifying points of common interests or issues shared between company and its stakeholders (Fraser, Kunz & Batdorj, 2019). For example, investments or contributions in project like education, health, water, economic development, environment preservation, among other issues, that are viewed as priorities by communities are points of collaboration and opportunities to create shared value, and helping meaningful relationships with local stakeholders.…”

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“…A fact that transcends local paradigms and effectively demonstrates the alliance between the mining company and local stakeholders to contribute to sustainable development, according to the social demands from the local community perspective and the risks of the business from the corporate perspective. This experience of shared values implies an innovation at the level product or service, at the level of value chain and at the level of business surrounding (Christensen, 2016), where issues of common interest are opportunities for multi-stakeholder collaboration to create shared values (Fraser, Kunz & Batdorj, 2019) and a valuable strategy for corporate sustainability, therefore to address sustainable development (Murray, Haynes & Hudson, 2010).…”

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“…It is also very important to consider the perspective of the local community, ie both perspectives, to facilitate understanding and commitment with the stakeholders. We are not only exposed to internal ethnographic scrutiny, but also to the external scrutiny of the Stakeholders (Kemp & Owen, 2013), which means that the socio-environmental discourse in mining at the operational level is managed not only in terms of performance, but also the social, economic and environmental impacts of an extractive activity, being prioritized simultaneously (Formentini & Taticchi, 2016), to speak of corporate sustainability 5 , therefore a good relationship management and engagement to stakeholders from the beginning (Fraser, Kunz & Batdorj, 2019), can significantly impact the viability of the company or project over time and space.…”

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Corporate Sustainability through Stakeholders’ Engagement in Mining: Experiences from Shared Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility

Arrosquipa

2021

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The shared practices of corporate social responsibility with local stakeholders is one of the few relevant experiences that are undertaken to contribute to sustainable development in a mining context of high social complexity. This study characterises the relationships with local stakeholders that allow them to carry out shared practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in the district of Pataz, La Libertad Region, in the north of Peru, through two case studies and data collection that included 23 local stakeholders working with the Mining Company. This applied research included interviews and participatory observation. The findings indicated that 80% of local entrepreneurs have shown their interest in carrying out shared practices of corporate social responsibility in education, environment, health, water and sanitation, respectively. The study describes the contribution of artisanal mining enterprises and local supplier enterprises in shared practices of social responsibility, within the locations where they carry out their business activities. This research enriches knowledge of experiences that promote a shared culture of corporate social responsibility and how attending to the social demands from the perspective of the local community and business risks from the perspective of the mining company. These two sometimes conflicting perspectives coexist and complement one another for corporate sustainability after overcoming certain local and corporate paradigms which facilitates contributing to the sustainable development of the surrounding communities.

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Can mineral exploration projects create and share value with communities? A case study from Mongolia

Cited by 13 publications

References 18 publications

Local procurement, shared value, and sustainable development: A case study from the mining sector in Mongolia

Local procurement, shared value, and sustainable development: A case study from the mining sector in Mongolia

Corporate Social Performance, Legitimacy, and the Choice of Foreign Partners by State‐Controlled Entities in the Global Extractive Industries

Corporate Sustainability through Stakeholders’ Engagement in Mining: Experiences from Shared Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility

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