Corporate Social Responsibility and Canada’s Role in Africa’s Extractive Sectors / Nathan Andrews, j. Andrew Grant.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andrews, Nathan, Editor.

Grant, j. Andrew, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social responsibility of business--Africa.

Social responsibility of business.

Canada--Foreign economic relations--Africa.

Canada.

Africa--Foreign economic relations--Canada.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Africa’s natural resource sectors are experiencing unprecedented levels of foreign investment and production. Hailed as a means of reducing poverty and reliance on foreign aid, the role of foreign corporations in Africa’s extractive sector is not well understood and important questions remain about the impact of such activities on people and on the environment. With reference to global governance initiatives aimed at promoting ethical business practices, this volume offers a timely examination of Canada-Africa relations and natural resource governance. Few Canadians realize how significant a role their country plays in investing in Africa’s natural resource sector. The editors and contributors consider the interplay between public opinion, corporate social responsibility, and debates about the extraction and trade of Africa’s natural resources.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1. Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors: Approaches to (and Prospects for) Corporate Social Responsibility, Good Governance, and Human Security

2. The Canadian Government and Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications for Sustainable Development in Africa

3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Canada’s Role in Africa’s Extractive Industries: A Critical Analysis

4. Canadian Perspectives on the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in Africa: Assessing the Legitimacy of Multistakeholder Initiatives in the Extractive Sectors

5. The Impact of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights on Corporate Social Responsibility Policies: An Assessment of Canadian Mining Firms

6. Canada, Human Security, and Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Africa

7. Global Governance via Local Procurement? Interrogating the Promotion of Local Procurement as a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

8. Examining the Dynamics of Global Corporate Social Responsibility Frameworks and Canadian Mining Firms: Insights from Ghana and South Africa

9. Golden Expectations: Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance in South Africa’s Mining Sector

10. A Natural Resource Boon or Impending Doom in East Africa? Political Settlements and Governance Dynamics in Uganda’s Oil Sector

11. Corporate Social Responsibility and Issues of Legitimacy and Development: Reflections on the Mining Sector in Africa

12. Reflections on Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors in the 2020s

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2020)

ISBN:

1-4875-1704-1

1-4875-1703-3

OCLC:

1132417920