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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Mining Industry

A one-day St Andrews-Dundee workshop, hosted by St Andrews Sustainability Institute (SASI) on 26th September 2008

Presentations were made by researchers and students from Social Anthropology, Management, and Geography & Geosciences at St Andrews, and the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee We were also pleased to welcome Professor James Weiner, Leverhulme trust visiting professor. Centre for Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmlp/

10:00 

 

Coffee and Welcome

 

10:45  

 

"Some Introductory Thoughts on Corporate Social Responsibility", 
Professor Robert Gray,  Professor of Social and Environmental Accounting, University of St Andrews
View Rob Gray Presentation (PowerPoint, 1,029 KB)

 

11:10

 

"Voluntary Codes of Conduct, Legal Implications", 
Dr. Elizabeth Bastida, Lecturer and Director of Mining Programme, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
View Elizabeth Bastida Presentation (PowerPoint, 74 KB)

 

11:30

 

Dr Colin Dey, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, University of Dundee
View  Colin Dey Presentation (PowerPoint, 280 KB) 

 

11:50

 

"CSR and Regulation of Company Statements"
Mr. John Southalan, Rio Tinto Research and Teaching Feloow, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
View John Southalan Presentation (PowerPoint, 111 KB)

 

12:10

"Social Mapping under Licence Conditions in PNG"
Professor James F. Weiner, Leverhume Trust Visiting Professor, University of St Andrews

 

12:30

 

 Discussion

 

2:10

 

"Anticipating Responsibilities: The case of frieda Mine in PNG" 
Dr Andrew Moutu, Royal Anthropological Institute Fellow, National University of Ireland Maynooth
View Andrew Moutu Presentation (PowerPoint, 580 KB) 

 

2:30

 

"CSR and Public Participation in the Mining Industry: The Peruvian Case" 
Mrs Janeth Warden-Fernandez, Research and teaching Fellow and Mining Programme advisor, CEPMLP, Univerity of Dundee
View Janeth Warden-Fernandez (PowerPoint, 698 KB)

 

2:50 

 

"What is a Responsible and Fair Relationship in Pesillo, Ecuador?" 
Dr Emilia Ferraro, Teaching Fellow in Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews
View Emilia Ferraro Presentation (PowerPoint, 1,893 KB)

 

3:10

 

"Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights and the Environment in the Extractive Industry: In need of a Binding Framework?"  
Mr. Julius Nayak, Doctoral Student, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
View Julius Nayak Presentation (PowerPoint, 43 KB) 

 

3:30

 

 Coffee

 

4:00

 

"CSR: My Ok Tedi Experience" 
Mr Simon Kenema, Masters Student, University of St Andrews
View Simon Kenema Presentation (PowerPoint, 5,539 KB)

 

4:20

 

"Divergent Expectations of Responsibility around Ok Tedi, PNG"
Dr Tony Crook, Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews

 

4:40

 

"Mis-matches between Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Repsonsibility" 
Professor Jan Bebbington, Drector, St Andrews Sustainability Institute
View Jan Bebbington Presentation (PowerPoint, 101 KB)

 

5:00 

 

Discussion

 

5:30 - 6:30

 

Drinks reception with FairTrade wine