CSR & Stakeholder Engagement in the Extractive Sector 

Stewart House, Russell Square, London, Friday 22nd October 2010

Organisers:

An overview of speaker biographies and photos can be found here.

In the table below, you can find links to presentations and video clips of all the speakers at the event:

Welcome speech from Prof James Manor, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London	.ppt	Video link
Dr Natalia Yakovleva - Introduction from BRASS Research Centre on rationale and aims of the seminar
Fernanda Diez, International Council on Mining and Metals – “Initiatives for stakeholder engagement in the extractive industry: challenges and opportunities”
Peter Frankental, Amnesty International - “Will currently regulatory initiatves improve the human rights impacts of mining companies?”
Prof Diana Mutti, Department of Geology, University of Buenos Aires – “CSR and Stakeholders: Perceptions and challenges from Latin America”
Paper Session:  “CSR and stakeholder engagement in the extractive sector: from descriptive and normative research to empowering research” Chair:  Prof Max Munday, Cardiff Business School
Dr Veronica Broomes, Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit, Institute of Commonwealth Studies - “Relevance of policy frameworks to stakeholder engagement in the mining industry”
Dr Elizabeth Bastida, Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee - “Legal frameworks and stakeholder engagement: constrains and opportunities”
Dr Chris Groves, Prof Max Munday and Dr Natalia Yakovleva, BRASS Research Centre, Cardiff University - “Risk, uncertainty and obstacles to community representation: the case of the South Wales Gas Pipeline”
Dr Gavin Hilson, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading - “Inherited commitments’: how do changes in ownership affect Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at African gold mines?”
Interactive Workshop: “Envisioning relevant social research agenda for the extractive sector: a multistakeholders approach” Workshop facilitators: Dr Veronica Broomes (CPSU), Dr Chris Groves (BRASS), Olivia Hamill (Oxford Analytica), Laura James (BRASS), Laura Resendez (Rice University), Dr Natalia Yakovleva (BRASS), Dr Diego Vazquez-Brust (BRASS)
Workshop 1 writeup
Workshop 2 writeup
Workshop 3 writeup
Prof Ray Bush, University of Leeds, Discussant
Dr Diego Vazquez-Brust, BRASS (Closing speech and seminar wrap-up)
Comments by participants Clive Wicks   Marina Menzies     Diana Mills

There were a number of poster presentations at the event too:

Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Act 2007: Baby steps, GIANT problems and simple tools, Bethel U Ihugba, Doctoral Researcher (University of Wales)

Integrated Sustainability Assessment for CSR Policies, Dr Diego Vazquez-Brust BRASS

Business and Human Rights Project, Louise J Obara, BRASS

Click on thumbnails for full size photos:

Related links:

BRASS Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Projects - http://www.brass.cf.ac.uk/projects/keywords/csr/

BRASS Mining Projects - http://www.brass.cf.ac.uk/projects/keywords/mining/

Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit - http://www.cpsu.org.uk/