Environmental management in the Canadian mining industry
This paper comments on the regulatory regime at the heart of the environmental movement in Canada and focuses on the implications for mining companies arising from increased environmental regulation. A survey of senior environmental representatives from major mining companies is presented to iden...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14191 |
| Summary: | This paper comments on the regulatory regime at the heart of the environmental
movement in Canada and focuses on the implications for mining companies arising from
increased environmental regulation. A survey of senior environmental representatives
from major mining companies is presented to identify management approaches that are
used to reduce environmental risk and a typology is developed of Canadian mining
companies based on the environmental structures in place. Finally, a checklist of
structures essential to the success of any mining environmental program is discussed. The
paper concludes that regulatory and public pressures have forced Canadian mining
companies to considerably enhance their environmental performance. It is expected that these pressures will not abate in the foreseeable future. |
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