Challenges of sustainable development in the mining and metallurgy sector in Poland

The purpose of this article is to present the degree of involvement of Polish companies from the mining and metallurgical industry in activities for sustainable development. Various initiatives, which aim to promote sustainable development and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are discussed. ISO...

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Published inMetalurgija Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 441 - 444
Main Authors Bluszcz, A, Kijewska, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hrvatsko Metalursko Društvo (HMD) 01.04.2015
Croatian Metallurgical Society
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CSR
metallurgy
mining
Poland
sustainable development
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to present the degree of involvement of Polish companies from the mining and metallurgical industry in activities for sustainable development. Various initiatives, which aim to promote sustainable development and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are discussed. ISO 26000 is the recognized international standard for CSR and it forms the basis for sustainable development. The paper also presents problems of integrated reporting of CSR activities and an index of socially responsible companies which is the Respect Index, introduced by the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Two presented companies from the analysed sector are listed by the Respect Index.
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ISSN:0543-5846
1334-2576