The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility
Mining and the Spread of Global Norms

Shows how emerging global corporate social responsibility norms influence CSR adoption, using the experience of the global mining industry.

Hevina S. Dashwood (Author)

9781107437258, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 August 2014

336 pages, 6 b/w illus. 20 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.45 kg

'Hevina Dashwood's new book gets well beyond prejudice of either kind to make a powerful academic study of how and why CSR has been adopted in the mining sector … This is a thorough and very useful book that interprets the emergence of new mining norms from the heartlands of international relations theory. It is very refreshing to see global business being studied as international relations, which it surely is.' Hugo Slim, International Affairs

Combining insights from international relations theory with institutional approaches from organization theory and public policy, this book provides a complete explanation for the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR), showing how global norms influenced CSR adoption in the mining industry. Global normative developments have clearly had an important influence on major mining companies: by the mid-2000s, the majority had adopted sustainable development as a normative frame for their CSR policies and practices. However, there is significant variation between firms in terms of the timing, degree of commitment, and the willingness to assume a leadership role in promoting global standards for the mining industry. The author finds that attributes internal to the firm, including the critical role of leadership, and the way in which management responds to the institutional context and operational challenges faced in different countries are important influences on CSR adoption and important factors explaining variation.

1. Introduction
2. Theoretical explanation of CSR adoption
3. Major developments in the global mining industry
4. Noranda Inc.
5. Placer Dome Inc.
6. Barrick Gold Corporation
7. Global collaboration towards sustainable development
8. Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Business ethics & social responsibility [KJG], Political economy [KCP], International relations [JPS]