Course Overview
This course provides a forum for environmental, ethical and social aspects of the modern mining industry. Approaches to sustainability will be discussed and evaluated using elements of a basic Earth consciousness, human community aspirations, Indigenous perspectives, global industry associations, national agendas, NGOs and corporate sustainability reports. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to an increasing awareness, acceptance, consideration and development of the triple bottom line: economic, environmental and social. Social engagement is a process that commonly involves Indigenous communities and mainstream individuals, community, government and corporations. Its consequences commonly include whether or not a project does or does not proceed with “a social license to operate”. Examples of current CSR, Indigenous issues and social engagement will be reviewed, critiqued and assessed.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Define sustainable development and relate its implications on the mining industry [4,9,11].
- Describe the “triple bottom line” and analyze its application in selected major mining projects [2,3,4,8,9,11].
- Explain what are the critical elements of typical sustainability reports prepared by major international mining companies [3,4,9].
- Identify the stakeholders who are affected by a mining operation [3,4,7,8,9]
- Discuss the meaning and outline the implications of a social license to operate [4,8,9,10].
- Evaluate case studies discussed during class and account for successful and unsuccessful projects completions [2,3,7,9,11].
- Discuss the corporate social responsibilities that are assumed by major, mid-tier and junior mining companies [9,10].
- Explain the historical and socio-cultural basis for communication challenges with Indigenous peoples [7,9].
- Describe best practice guidelines for engagement with Indigenous peoples [2,4,7,8,9,11].
- Evaluate case studies involving Indigenous Peoples and the minerals industry [2,4,8,9,10,11].
Effective as of Winter 2018
Related Programs
Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility and Indigenous Awareness (MINE 8000) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Construction and the Environment
- Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Full-time
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