Evaluating social performance in the context of an ‘audit culture’: a pilot social review of a gold mine in Papua New Guinea

Macintyre, Martha; Mee, Wendy; Solomon, Fiona

doi:10.1002/csr.155

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“…According to Idemudia and Osayande (2016), SCOTDI is a composite index for weighing, scoring and ranking the performance of GMoU cluster based on five key criteria (transparency and accountability, inclusiveness and participation, governance and democracy, business climate and progress towards sustainability), which are consistent with international best practice in development discourse. These five criteria constitute the criteria reference system and are similar to the criteria used by a similar study that undertook a social performance review of gold mine in Papua New Guinea (Macintyre et al, 2008). Idemudia and Osayande (2008) narrated that the specific objectives of SCOTDI include providing a framework for ranking GMoU clusters, provoking healthy rivalries among the GMoU clusters through capacity building interventions, business value expectations, and reputation enhancement opportunities.…”

Section: The Global Memorandum Of Understanding (Gmou) Mechanismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corporate social responsibility initiatives in Nigeria and rural women livestock keepers in oil host communities

Uduji

Okolo‐Obasi

2019

SRJ

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies’ (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on rural women livestock keepers in the oil producing communities. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a quantitative methodology. Data were collected from primary sources using participatory rural appraisal technique. The use of participatory research technique in collecting CSR impact data especially as it concerns the small-scale women livestock keeper is based on the fact that it involves the people being studied, and their views on all the issues are paramount. The primary tool used for household survey (collection of the primary data) is a structured questionnaire which is divided into two sections. Section one of the instrument elicited information on the socio-economic characteristics of respondent, while the other section elicited information on the research questions. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data so as to answer the research questions and test the hypothesis. To answer the research questions, descriptive statistics of measurement of central tendency was used, and the results were presented in tables and charts. While in testing the hypothesis, inferential statistical tool-estimation of logit model (of receipt and non-receipt of MOCs CSR through the GMoU by rural women livestock keepers as function of selected socio-economic and domestic empowerment variables) was used. Findings The findings show that GMoU model is gender insensitive as rural women rarely have direct access to livestock interventions except through their husband or adult sons, which is attributed to the cultural and traditional context of the people, anchored in beliefs, norms and practices that breed discrimination and gender gap in the rural societies. Research limitations/implications The structured questionnaire was directly administered by the researchers with the help of local research assistants. The use of local research assistants was because of the inability of the researchers to speak the different local languages and dialects of the many ethnic groups of Ijaws, Ogonis, Ikweres, Etches, Ekpeyes, Ogbas, Engennes, Obolos, Isokos, Nembes, Okirikas, Kalabaris, Urhobos, Iteskiris, Igbos, Ika-Igbos, Ndonis, Orons, Ibenos, Yorubas, Ibibios, Anangs, Efiks, Bekwarras, Binis, Eshans, Etsakos, Owans, Itigidis, Epies, Akokoedos, Yakkurs, etc., in the sampled rural communities. Practical implications If the rural women do not feel GMoUs efforts to eliminate discrimination and promote equality in the livestock sector, feminized poverty would create a hostile environment for MOCs in the region. Social implications The livestock development in Nigeria can only succeed if CSR is able to draw on all the resources and talents and if rural women are able to participate fully in the GMoUs intervention plans and programs. Originality/value This research contributes to gender debate in livestock keeping from CSR perspectives in developing countries and rational for demands for social projects by host communities. It concludes that business has an obligation to help in solving problems of public concern, and that CSR priorities in Africa should be aimed toward addressing the peculiarity of the socio-economic development challenges of the country and be informed by socio-cultural influences.

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Section: The Global Memorandum Of Understanding (Gmou) Mechanismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corporate social responsibility initiatives in Nigeria and rural women livestock keepers in oil host communities

Uduji

Okolo‐Obasi

2019

SRJ

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“…Oskarsson and von Malmborg (2005) argue that management systems are not in themselves suffi cient to achieve a proactive approach on management within the framework of sustainable development. Management systems in mining are also closely tied to an emerging audit culture, the latter of which has been critiqued as tangential to actual social performance (Macintyre et al, 2007).…”

Section: Another Industry Interviewee Commentedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community relations in the global mining industry: exploring the internal dimensions of externally orientated work

Kemp

2009

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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This article focuses on community relations in the mining industry, within the context of sustainable development, social responsibility and stakeholder engagement. Community relations is conceptualized as a three-dimensional practice that involves: working for the company to understand local community perspectives; bridging community and company perspectives to generate dialogue and mutual understanding and; facilitating necessary organizational change to improve social performance. Key challenges of institutionalizing and professionalizing community relations within the mining industry are discussed. The article argues that at a conceptual level, community relations should be de-linked from public relations if it is to gain strength as a professional domain of work.

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“…In this regard, we believe independent assurance services could further provide a full seal of approval to stakeholders that these companies have actually complied with rules and regulations. However, we are mindful of the fact that such verifi cation of environmental and social disclosures has its own perils; and objections to the methods of verifi cation are bound to arise in due course (Macintyre et al, 2007).…”

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Environmental disclosures of palm oil plantation companies in Malaysia: a tool for stakeholder engagement

Othman¹,

Ameer²

2009

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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This paper examines annual environmental protection disclosures of palm oil companies in Malaysia that have signifi cant implications for the preservation of earth, water and air quality. We found that the location of the environmental disclosures vary among the sample companies. We found that the extent of the disclosures on four key items -environmental policy, measurement systems, targets for improvements and impact on biodiversity -has been very low among the sample companies. The paper concludes that unless the gaps in the knowledge of both palm-oil-producing companies and stakeholders regarding environmental protection are addressed, environmental degradation is likely to continue and the corporate 'tick-boxing' trickery would carry on concealing the real picture from stakeholders.

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Evaluating social performance in the context of an ‘audit culture’: a pilot social review of a gold mine in Papua New Guinea

Cited by 33 publications

References 8 publications

Corporate social responsibility initiatives in Nigeria and rural women livestock keepers in oil host communities

Corporate social responsibility initiatives in Nigeria and rural women livestock keepers in oil host communities

Community relations in the global mining industry: exploring the internal dimensions of externally orientated work

Environmental disclosures of palm oil plantation companies in Malaysia: a tool for stakeholder engagement

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