Mining companies have a large impact and poor public image that requires a stronger focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR). CSR initiatives should be integrated into core strategy rather than run separately. As mining operations become more stable and sustainable, CSR efforts should include business partners who also impact reputation. Top-level support is needed to truly embed CSR, including environmental and social issues, into organizational culture from strategy to the board.

1. Putting Corporate Social Responsibility at the Heart of Mining
so we maintain a dialogue and ensure
our mines do not interfere them.
Mining companies are not as developed
as consumer-oriented businesses, such
as the food and textile industries, which
had years to grow towards their
consumers’ demands.
It is not
We are business-to-business, and the
same demands have not been made
from us. We have to put them upon
ourselves to a larger extent than others
enough
Interview with: Catharina and step up to be more in line with
Nordeman, Director EHSQ, Boliden them.
Group, Boliden AB
Why should business partners also
to do
be on board? How can mining
“The metals and mining industry has a companies achieve that?
very large impact on society and the
environment, and its image has It is not enough to do CSR work on our
CSR
historically been less than good,” says own. We need to bring in our business
Catharina Nordeman, Director EHSQ, partners, as they also have an impact
Boliden Group, Boliden AB. Corporate on our performance and reputation. We
Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives started a dialogue with our partners to
work
need to be integrated into a mining ensure we are on the same page.
company’s strategy process, and not
run in a parallel track. As a mining We base our demands on the United
business becomes more stable and Nations Global Compact’s ten principles
on our
sustainable, CSR work should be on human rights, labor, the
extended to its business partners as environment and so on. We also added
well, because they also have an impact a few that are particular to mining.
on their company, Nordeman continues.
own
The idea is not to exclude or evaluate
A speaker at the marcus evans Global business partners on a scale, but to see
Mining Summit 2012, in Las Vegas, that the issues are also included in their
Nevada, December 6-7, Nordeman business plans. If we see a need for
explores how mining organizations can them to develop in some parts of the
develop a mindset and culture where criteria we have set, we motivate them
people are conscious of the to do so.
environment, health and safety.
How can a genuine culture of
Why should the metals and mining ethical behavior be set up in mining
industry have a stronger focus on organizations?
CSR?
It must come from the top. There needs
Mining organizations have a large to be a CSR person in the Group and in
impact on society, the environment and the board. All the environmental, health
its people. If we did not fulfill the and safety issues have to be integrated
environmental requirements, we would into the strategy process. It should not
not be able to continue with our work. be a separate track running in parallel.
In some parts of the world, mine
companies have conflicts with the local Many companies overlook the
people. For example, the Sami have importance of making these issues a
their reindeers on our land very often, true part of their internal culture.

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