Development on whose terms?:CSR discourse and social realities in Papua New Guinea's extractive industries sector

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Gilberthorpe, E. and Banks, G. (2012) Development on whose terms?:CSR discourse and social realities in Papua New Guinea's extractive industries sector. Resources Policy, 37 (2). pp. 185-193. ISSN 0301-4207

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Abstract

The emergence of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the extractive industries represents a bid to legitimize the sector after decades of environmental disasters and the trampling of indigenous rights. But whilst the rise in CSR has meant safer technologies and better stakeholder engagement, there is little evidence of any real socio-economic development at the grassroots. This paper examines the uneasy relationship existing between the strategic 'business model' of CSR and the brand of development it delivers. Using evidence from two multinational extractive industries in Papua New Guinea, we show how weaknesses in CSR practice come from greater emphasis on meeting global 'performance standards' than on the specificities of the social contexts in which strategies are implemented. These weaknesses, we argue, lead to ill-conceived and inappropriate development programmes that generate inequality, fragmentation, and social and economic insecurity. We conclude that greater engagement with affected communities will facilitate the development of more mutually beneficial and appropriate CSR strategies.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth,sdg 10 - reduced inequalities,sdg 12 - responsible consumption and production ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Globalisation and CSR
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Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2013 22:09
Last Modified: 16 May 2023 16:31
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/43964
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2011.09.005

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