¿Minería sostenible? : Análisis del conflicto social en bajo de la alumbrera desde sus informes de sostenibilidad y actores locales críticos
- The relationship between large-scale metal mining and its impacts is a topic of growing discussions in Argentina. Multinational mining corporations publish sustainability reports in order to show their social responsibility and contributions to sustainable development. These reports promote a higher transparency but doubts remain as to its usefulness to improve relationships with communities. By using a descriptive-explanatory method, this study analyses the 2009 Sustainability Report of Bajo de la Alumbrera mine so as to assess its quality and compare the "reality" painted by the company with the views of conflict by critical stakeholders. Results, validated with reports from other years, show the need to improve the information reportedThe relationship between large-scale metal mining and its impacts is a topic of growing discussions in Argentina. Multinational mining corporations publish sustainability reports in order to show their social responsibility and contributions to sustainable development. These reports promote a higher transparency but doubts remain as to its usefulness to improve relationships with communities. By using a descriptive-explanatory method, this study analyses the 2009 Sustainability Report of Bajo de la Alumbrera mine so as to assess its quality and compare the "reality" painted by the company with the views of conflict by critical stakeholders. Results, validated with reports from other years, show the need to improve the information reported for conflictive indicators and, along with local governments, to implement a significant change in the way of making decisions, especially by engaging critical stakeholders.…
Document Type: | Peer-Reviewed Article |
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Author: | Diego Ignacio Murguia |
URN (citable link): | https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-52100 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | Spanish |
Source Title (Spanish): | Estudios socioterritoriales |
Issue: | 13 |
First Page: | 69 |
Last Page: | 100 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften |
Licence: | In Copyright - Urheberrechtlich geschützt |