BUAD 301 – Mining and Corporate Social

BUAD 301 – Mining and Corporate Social

Subject: Business    / General Business
Question
Newmont Mining company if you know any quick analysis answers to the Newmont Mining company for BUAD 301 business writing.

Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility
Questions for Analysis
1. What are the company’s responsibilities and to whom?
2. What is the company’s responsibility to society? Should Newmont be held responsible
for the actions of its transportation contractor who spilled the mercury?
3. What is the company’s responsibility to the local community? What, if anything, can
mining companies do to improve the situation for indigenous residents?
4. What is the company’s responsibility to shareholders? Do social programs meet the
company’s financial objectives? If so, how?
5. As an investor, how would you view the situation Newmont finds itself in? Does it
matter?
6. What is the company’s responsibility to the foreign countries where it operates? Should
Newmont operate under local laws and standards, or should U.S. laws and standards be
applied everywhere in the world? Is compliance with local laws enough?
7. Is it really a legal issue, or should it be interpreted that way, or is it broader than that?
8. Why do executives continue to engage in these types of activities? Why haven’t they
learned from others’ mistakes?
9. As a member of Newmont’s senior management team review the situation at the end of
the case, recommend a plan of action and explain why you favor that course of action.