This document discusses communication about the role of the mining industry in development from multiple perspectives. It outlines how mining companies communicate through required reports to shareholders on risks and finances, as well as voluntary sustainability reports on social and environmental issues. It also notes the challenges governments face in regulating the industry to ensure benefits are shared while still attracting investment. Finally, it acknowledges that communicating development impacts and maintaining trust is difficult for companies, governments, and communities alike.

1. Communicating the potential role of
the mining industry in development
16 March 2016

2. Who communicates?
 Companies
 Government
 NGOs/civil society/communities
 Media
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3. Company reports to shareholders
 Mining companies are required to report in great detail to their shareholders
 Every stock exchange has regulations
 They must report on all risks
 Financial statements
 Board and executive
remuneration
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4. Reports to other stakeholders
 From early 2000s under pressure from society, many
companies started publishing sustainability reports
 They deal with the key development/social
responsibility issues:
 Health and safety
 Community relations
 Employment issues
 Security
 Environment
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5. Integrated reporting
 Triple bottom line:
 social
 environmental
 financial
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6. Company values
 The new era of companies accepting their social responsibilities
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7. Tanzania: gold production, 1994-2007
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8. Tanzania: GDP per capita (US$)
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9. On the other side
http://www.actionaid.org/south-africa/what-we-do/mining-and-extractives
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10. On the other side
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http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2015/09/08/Corporate-arrogance-behind-mining-protests-Bench-Marks-Foundation

11. On the other side
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https://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressreleases/2016-02-23/oil-gas-and-mining-transparency-initiative-facing-crisis

12. Government’s tough job
 Regulate to ensure
 state and citizens get a fair share of
benefits
 rights of citizens, especially in mining
communities are protected
 But
 minerals that stay in the earth do no
good to anyone, so investors need
to be attracted
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14. A tough job for everyone
 Companies must persuade shareholders, governments, citizens/communites
(and workers/unions)
 Government must persuade companies, citizens
 Communities/civil society must persuade companies, government
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