Corporate social responsibility programs in mining areas: insights from stakeholder groups in Indonesia
One of the prominent mining companies in Indonesia, PT Vale, have invested in vast corporate social responsibility programs in the fields of environment protection, social livelihood, employment, and economic resilience towards locals in mining areas. However, a common perception held among stakehol...
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| author | Sawedi Muhammad Suryanto Arifin Ridwan Syam Sukri Tamma Amril Hans Zarah Arwieny Hanami Aprianto Bama Andika Putra |
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| description | One of the prominent mining companies in Indonesia, PT Vale, have invested in vast corporate social responsibility programs in the fields of environment protection, social livelihood, employment, and economic resilience towards locals in mining areas. However, a common perception held among stakeholders have concluded that PT Vale could display greater care for its social programs, which would incorporate the interests of the community. Utilizing contemporary studies on stakeholder theory, this research provides insights of the mining industry, which have been expressed by vast stakeholders including government and Non-Government Organizations, in relation to aspects to consider before granting mining business licenses in the future. In doing so, it compares social programs between the current mining company (PT Vale) and the past (PT Inco), and determines what practices were favored by interest groups. After the distribution of questionnaires to four mine-affect areas in East Luwu Regency, Indonesia, government elites, community leaders, women figures, indigenous people, fishermen, local contractors and PT Vale employees perceived that in 2023, PT Vale have shown great progress in social, environmental management, and economic conditions compared to past mining companies. However, it founds that locals perceive a major deficiency, which is the low rate of local worker absorptions. This study contributes to the discourse of corporate social responsibility, and reveals community perceptions towards mining companies in affected areas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-57f7eb42771c4059895ed0fd786903392025-08-20T04:03:22ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862024-12-0110110.1080/23311886.2024.2357675Corporate social responsibility programs in mining areas: insights from stakeholder groups in IndonesiaSawedi Muhammad0Suryanto Arifin1Ridwan Syam2Sukri Tamma3Amril Hans4Zarah Arwieny Hanami5Aprianto6Bama Andika Putra7Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaDepartment of Sociology, Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaDepartment of Sociology, Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaDepartment of Political Science, Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaDepartment of Public Administration, Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, IndonesiaInternational Trade Study Program, Mega Buana University, Palopo, IndonesiaSchool of Sociology, Politics, and International Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, United KingdomOne of the prominent mining companies in Indonesia, PT Vale, have invested in vast corporate social responsibility programs in the fields of environment protection, social livelihood, employment, and economic resilience towards locals in mining areas. However, a common perception held among stakeholders have concluded that PT Vale could display greater care for its social programs, which would incorporate the interests of the community. Utilizing contemporary studies on stakeholder theory, this research provides insights of the mining industry, which have been expressed by vast stakeholders including government and Non-Government Organizations, in relation to aspects to consider before granting mining business licenses in the future. In doing so, it compares social programs between the current mining company (PT Vale) and the past (PT Inco), and determines what practices were favored by interest groups. After the distribution of questionnaires to four mine-affect areas in East Luwu Regency, Indonesia, government elites, community leaders, women figures, indigenous people, fishermen, local contractors and PT Vale employees perceived that in 2023, PT Vale have shown great progress in social, environmental management, and economic conditions compared to past mining companies. However, it founds that locals perceive a major deficiency, which is the low rate of local worker absorptions. This study contributes to the discourse of corporate social responsibility, and reveals community perceptions towards mining companies in affected areas.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2357675Corporate social responsibilitymining industrystakeholder groupslocal communitiescommunity perspectivesKomalsingh Rambaree, Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden |
| spellingShingle | Sawedi Muhammad Suryanto Arifin Ridwan Syam Sukri Tamma Amril Hans Zarah Arwieny Hanami Aprianto Bama Andika Putra Corporate social responsibility programs in mining areas: insights from stakeholder groups in Indonesia Cogent Social Sciences Corporate social responsibility mining industry stakeholder groups local communities community perspectives Komalsingh Rambaree, Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden |
| title | Corporate social responsibility programs in mining areas: insights from stakeholder groups in Indonesia |
| title_full | Corporate social responsibility programs in mining areas: insights from stakeholder groups in Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Corporate social responsibility programs in mining areas: insights from stakeholder groups in Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Corporate social responsibility programs in mining areas: insights from stakeholder groups in Indonesia |
| title_short | Corporate social responsibility programs in mining areas: insights from stakeholder groups in Indonesia |
| title_sort | corporate social responsibility programs in mining areas insights from stakeholder groups in indonesia |
| topic | Corporate social responsibility mining industry stakeholder groups local communities community perspectives Komalsingh Rambaree, Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2357675 |
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