CSR frameworks review for the extractive industry : Corporate social responsibility frameworks review for the extractive industry

The CSR Frameworks presented here are voluntary although some are required with membership to an association, such as the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) and or the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) Public reporting on some or all of the framework’s principles is a common requirement, but some frameworks also require an element of assurance on the reported material. [...] In an effort to better understand and evaluate the frameworks, we have situated each of them on a continuum according to the degree of prescriptive guidance and level of reporting and verification requirements. [...] The prominence of Purpose the United Nations The UNGC was designed to encourage businesses to align their operations and makes the Global strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, Compact the most labour, environment and anti-corruption. [...] The Standard is scheduled to be published in 2010 and is being designed in alignment with existing ISO standards, and international As a member of the treaties and conventions (e.g. [...] The GRI is one of three performance The GRI Guidelines guidelines promoted in the Canadian government’s CSR Strategy For The have become the Canadian International Extractive Sector.