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The reports were read line-by-line. Text sections (sentences or paragraphs in the
text body, tables or graphics) that describe an actual sustainability activity were
assigned to the three code categories and their components based on the pre-defined
coding agenda. To avoid repetitive coding of the same activity all activities were
tracked in a parallel Excel list. Descriptive statistics of CSA coding are analyzed
using Excel spreadsheets.
4 Results and Discussion
Table 3 includes descriptive statistics for the analyzed sample. In total 471 CSA were
coded on 557 pages of the report. The average report consists of 80 pages, ranging
from 30 to 149 pages, and 67 sustainability activities with a spread from 44 to 93
CSA per report.
Concerning the types of CSA, Fig. 2 shows that the focus lies on corporate sustainability management (56% of coded CSA), which highlights the practices related to
SHEC (safety, health, environmental and community) and governance which are
those related to integrated policies, reportability, KPIs and risk management. This
group also includes practices related to diversity and inclusion. Highlighting the
commitment to increase and promote the presence of female employees, the average
female presence in the mining companies of the study is 9.6%; being BHP the one
with the highest percentage of 18% at the same time in June 2018 marked a milestone of gender equity with the appointment of the first general manager of a copper
mining unit in Chile.
Only to a lesser extent on CSR (31%) which highlights the practices related to
community education, local infrastructure, and local economic development. In this
last point, all the companies studied promote the creation of employment and local
purchases where they offer local suppliers support and support regarding bidding
processes and reduced payment terms.
In entrepreneurial sustainability activities rank far behind (7%) which highlights
the practices related to recycling and resource recovery, also corporate philanthropic
(6%) which highlights the practices related to culture sponsoring activities (Fig. 1).
Mining companies, CSA cover a mix of different sustainability issues, i.e., integrated, environmental, health, safety, and social issues (Fig. 3). Social aspect clearly
dominates with 47%, follow environment and integrated aspects with 24% and 17%
Table 3 Descriptive statistics of corporate sustainability activities (CSA) codings
Item
Total Mean Standard deviation Minimum value Maximum value
Number of report
pages
557
80
38
30
149
Number of CSA
codings
494
71
16
50
96
217
The reports were read line-by-line. Text sections (sentences or paragraphs in the
text body, tables or graphics) that describe an actual sustainability activity were
assigned to the three code categories and their components based on the pre-defined
coding agenda. To avoid repetitive coding of the same activity all activities were
tracked in a parallel Excel list. Descriptive statistics of CSA coding are analyzed
using Excel spreadsheets.
4 Results and Discussion
Table 3 includes descriptive statistics for the analyzed sample. In total 471 CSA were
coded on 557 pages of the report. The average report consists of 80 pages, ranging
from 30 to 149 pages, and 67 sustainability activities with a spread from 44 to 93
CSA per report.
Concerning the types of CSA, Fig. 2 shows that the focus lies on corporate sustainability management (56% of coded CSA), which highlights the practices related to
SHEC (safety, health, environmental and community) and governance which are
those related to integrated policies, reportability, KPIs and risk management. This
group also includes practices related to diversity and inclusion. Highlighting the
commitment to increase and promote the presence of female employees, the average
female presence in the mining companies of the study is 9.6%; being BHP the one
with the highest percentage of 18% at the same time in June 2018 marked a milestone of gender equity with the appointment of the first general manager of a copper
mining unit in Chile.
Only to a lesser extent on CSR (31%) which highlights the practices related to
community education, local infrastructure, and local economic development. In this
last point, all the companies studied promote the creation of employment and local
purchases where they offer local suppliers support and support regarding bidding
processes and reduced payment terms.
In entrepreneurial sustainability activities rank far behind (7%) which highlights
the practices related to recycling and resource recovery, also corporate philanthropic
(6%) which highlights the practices related to culture sponsoring activities (Fig. 1).
Mining companies, CSA cover a mix of different sustainability issues, i.e., integrated, environmental, health, safety, and social issues (Fig. 3). Social aspect clearly
dominates with 47%, follow environment and integrated aspects with 24% and 17%
Table 3 Descriptive statistics of corporate sustainability activities (CSA) codings
Item
Total Mean Standard deviation Minimum value Maximum value
Number of report
pages
557
80
38
30
149
Number of CSA
codings
494
71
16
50
96