The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility: Mining and the Spread of Global Norms (Business and Public Policy)

"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"-- "The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility 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. "-- Cover 1 The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility 3 Series 4 Title 5 Copyright 6 Dedication 7 Contents 9 Figures 10 Tables 11 Preface 13 1 Introduction 17 The changing global context 20 Global norms and mining 23 Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in mining: emerging patterns 25 CSR: a brief definition 25 The normative weight of sustainable development 26 Explaining the mining industry’s response to sustainable development 27 Convergence: common response to external systemic constraints 28 Country-of-origin effects 33 Weighing the evidence 35 Research design and method 37 Data sources 40 Case selection 43 Company profiles 44 Noranda 44 Placer Dome 45 Barrick Gold Corporation 46 Organization of book 50 2 Theoretical explanation of CSR adoption 52 Introduction 52 Elaboration of the three-level institutional approach 54 Rational choice institutionalism 54 “New” institutionalism 59 Historical institutionalism 61 Weighing the influence of global CSR norms 64 A multi-level framework for explaining CSR norms socialization 65 Internal factors 65 Organizational factors, culture, and the learning process 68 Corporate culture 69 Role of learning 72 External environment 76 Stakeholder theory 77 Conceptualizing global norms 79 Norms socialization and sustainable development 81 The norms life cycle 85 Conclusion 87 3 Major developments in the global mining industry 89 Introduction 89 Structural changes in the global mining industry 89 Canada’s place in the global mining industry 93 Hard-rock mining and smelting process 93 Implications for CSR 94 Historical institutionalism: the critical juncture 95 Mining’s bad reputation 95 Role of NGOs 96 Role of international organizations, international treaties, and “soft law” 97 Conditions attached to financing 98 Rational choice institutionalism 99 Domestic institutional context 99 Institutional context in developing countries 100 Canadian institutional context 102 Canadian private sector response to external pressures 105 Conclusion 107 4 Noranda Inc. 110 Introduction 110 Institutional setting: external pressures (global and domestic) 111 Organizational and managerial response 116 Policy development 119 Experiences that shaped the learning process 128 External engagement 134 The path to sustainable development 138 Environment 141 Social 142 Economic 142 Learning and sustainable development 144 Conclusion 149 5 Placer Dome Inc. 152 Introduction 152 Institutional setting: external pressures (global and domestic) 154 Organizational and managerial response 159 Shift in thinking 163 Lessons from the experience of mining 166 The path to sustainable development 170 Sustainable development policy 179 From “sustainable development” to “sustainability” 187 Conclusion 189 6 Barrick Gold Corporation 193 Introduction 193 Environmental/social challenges 194 Institutional setting: external pressures 195 Organizational and managerial response 198 Shift in thinking and role of leadership 198 Organizational and policy changes 202 Experiences shaping the learning process 207 Engagement with external stakeholders 216 Approach to sustainable development 225 Influence of global CSR/sustainable development norms 226 Permitting phase 228 Construction, operations and closure phase 228 Learning around sustainable development 230 Conclusion 231 7 Global collaboration towards sustainable development 233 Introduction 233 Overview of relevant theory 234 Institutional context, collective action, and early efforts at global industry collaboration 237 Overview of global collaborative initiatives 237 The International Council on Metals and the Environment 238 Learning and norms dissemination: evolution of the sustainable development norm 241 Shifts in thinking about sustainable development 241 The Global Mining Initiative and the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development project 247 ICMM sustainable development initiatives 253 Involvement of individual companies 256 Noranda and Placer Dome 256 Barrick Gold Corporation 259 Sustainable development and the institutionalization of CSR initiatives 265 Conclusion 266 8 Conclusion 269 Introduction 269 Analysis of findings 272 Structure, path dependence, and critical juncture 273 Convergence, isomorphism, and sustainable development 276 Agency, leadership, and organizational attributes 278 Interests, norms, and norm dissemination 283 Theoretical implications 286 CSR research agenda 290 References 293 Index 319 "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"-- Résumé de l'éditeur "The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility 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."-- Provided by publisher A pioneering analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) showing how emerging global corporate social responsibility norms influence CSR adoption. The author draws on unique access to key corporate decision-makers in mining companies to highlight the role and significance of emerging global CSR norms and standards. Machine generated contents note: 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.