The rhetoric and reality of Corporate Social Responsibility: A case study in the mining industry in Papua New Guinea

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Mining

define and practice it. Many define it as business’ concern for society that includeseconomi c, legal, ethical and philanthropic considerations. However, there is no true consensus on what it should be or what it should encompass. Despite this, society is placing pressure on business to integrate the philosophy of CSR into their businesss trategies. This is none more evident than in the mining industry. Because of the mining industry’s perceived impacts on the social, economic and environmental aspects of people’s lives, opponents are placing mining companies under greater
public scrutiny. A prime example of this is the Ok Tedi Mining Company Limited (OTML) in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Indigenous communities have long expressed concern for OTML’s impact on their lives, especially regarding pollution to the Ok Tedi and Fly Rivers.