Artículo
Sustainability Reporting in the Mining Sector: Exploring Its Symbolic Nature
Fecha de publicación:
04/2017
Editorial:
SAGE Publications
Revista:
Business & Society
ISSN:
0007-6503
e-ISSN:
1552-4205
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Sustainability reporting (SR) has become a well-entrenched practice in themining sector. Failure to adequately live up to societal expectations is nowconsidered a significant threat to the viability of the industry. There is generalagreement that broad endorsement of standards for nonfinancial disclosuresupports mining companies to improve their image, while conflicts persist.Because sustainability reports ?speak? on behalf of sustainably operatingorganizations and may create socio-political effects, we explore the symbolicnature of SR. We conceive of SR as a performative practice to researchhow it interferes with the world that it seeks to represent. Our case studyresearch suggests that conformity with global templates is not an end in itselfbut might create below-compliance effects if a common interest in mining isdeveloped in local arenas that avoids clarification of impacts and maintainsambiguity over responsibility.
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Articulos(SEDE CENTRAL)
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Citación
Böhling, Kathrin; Murguia, Diego Ignacio; Godfrid, Julieta; Sustainability Reporting in the Mining Sector: Exploring Its Symbolic Nature; SAGE Publications; Business & Society; 56; 4; 4-2017; 1-35
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