Corporate Character Formation and CSR: The Function of Habit and Practice in the Mining Industry

摘要: The mining industry provides a rich context through which to engage the practical and ethical limits of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Recent debates in organizational ethics have drawn attention institutional constraints inhibit awareness raising practice within corporate settings. During last decade, has come under increasing pressure improve its environmental, social performance. In an effort respond these more ethically-orientated external expectations, developed range internal regulatory mechanisms process, can be applied individually or conjunction with other companies organizations. This combination drivers indicates growing imperative for ground CSR principles their day-to-day operating practices. challenge is avoid rules procedures that lack depth meaning fail result wise courageous use personal agency. Instead must work establish appropriate will see norms adopted as guide, in, improved conduct. Using Aristotelean notion “character formation”, authors offer considerations how this might occur industry.