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An evaluation of the contribution of corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2021.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/110026 An evaluation of the contribution of corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector Van der Merwe, Charl Jacobus Hall, Susan Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Philosophy. Environmental ethics Environment -- Effect of mining on Sustainable development Mines and mineral resources -- Moral and ethical aspects UCTD Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2021. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mining and associated industries have a major and lasting impact on the environment and the mines’ growth and development decisions could have a positive or negative impact on the continued existence of the natural environment. Ideally, mining activities must be executed in such a way that the environmental impact is minimised or avoided, by developing sustainable practices. The environmental code of conduct, which is not a legally binding document, but a concious choice by the organisation, is one way in which organisations can manage the extent to which environmentally sustainable design methods will be considered and integrated into their processes. This research study aims to determine the contribution of such corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector in practice. Following a literature review of environmental ethical theories, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, a questionnaire was used to answer this research question. It was found that while many companies are saying the right things and moving forward in terms of incorporating sustainability into their policies and codes of conduct, their actions do not always match their words, and legal compliance remains the primary concern. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die mynbou bedryf het 'n groot en blywende impak op die omgewing, en dus kan hul groei- en ontwikkelingsbesluite 'n blywende positiewe of negatiewe impak hê op die voortgesette bestaan van die natuurlike omgewing. Die ideaal is dat mynbou aktiwiteite op so ‘n manier uitgevoer word dat die omgewings impak vermy of geminimaliseer word deur die paslike ontwikkeling en implimentering van volhoubare praktyke. Die organisasie se omgewingsgedragskode, wat nie 'n wetlik bindende dokument is nie, maar eerder 'n voorkeurkeuse van die organisasie is, is een manier om die mate waartoe omgewingsvolhoubare ontwerpmetodes oorweeg en geïnkorporeer word, te beïnvloed. Hierdie navorsingstudie het ten doel om te bepaal of korporatiewe omgewingsgedragskodes 'n bydrae lewer tot volhoubare ontwikkeling in die mynbousektor. Na ‘n aanvanklike literere oorsig van omgewings etiese teorieë, omgewings volhoubaarheid en korporatiewe sosiale verantwoordelikheid, is van ‘n vraelys gebruik gemaak om die navorsing te ondersteun. Daar is gevind dat, alhoewel baie maatskappye die regte dinge sê, en vordering maak in terme van die integrasie van volhoubaarheid in hul strategieë en hul soeke na oplossings om hul omgewings impak te verminder, hul dade nie ooreenstem met hul uitsprake. Maatskappye maak wel vordering in terme van die integrasie van volhoubaarheid in hul strategieë en hul soeke na oplossings om hul omgewingsimpak te verminder. Dit is egter nie op 'n vrywillige basis gegrond nie en die nakoming van wetlike vereistes bly steeds ‘n problem. Masters 2021-03-03T07:24:56Z 2021-04-21T14:37:01Z 2021-03-03T07:24:56Z 2021-04-21T14:37:01Z 2021-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/110026 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xiv, 134 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Environmental ethics Environment -- Effect of mining on Sustainable development Mines and mineral resources -- Moral and ethical aspects UCTD Van der Merwe, Charl Jacobus An evaluation of the contribution of corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector |
| title | An evaluation of the contribution of corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector |
| title_full | An evaluation of the contribution of corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector |
| title_fullStr | An evaluation of the contribution of corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | An evaluation of the contribution of corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector |
| title_short | An evaluation of the contribution of corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector |
| title_sort | evaluation of the contribution of corporate environmental codes of conduct to sustainable development in the mining sector |
| topic | Environmental ethics Environment -- Effect of mining on Sustainable development Mines and mineral resources -- Moral and ethical aspects UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/110026 |
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