Estudio exploratorio sobre la responsabilidad social en el sector minero del carbón del departamento de Boyacá, con base en los lineamientos de la guía ISO 26000

The mining industry is questioned because it is considered an extractive activity that has negative impact on the environment and because its contribution to the country’s economic development is minimal, since it belongs to the primary sector of the economy and because it is perceived that the social condition of populations around the mines is overall unfortunate. This research focuses on a proposal to promote contribution to sustainable development in the coal miningindustry in the department of Boyacá, identifying elements that allow a socially responsible management, according to guidelines of the ISO 26000 model. To delimit the population under study a convenience sampling was conducted, and in each one of the chosen organizations data was collected through survey and observation, to determine which aspects focused on social responsibility are established in coal mining companiesof the department. As a result of the research, it was found that the principles of social responsibility handled by companies of the coal mining industry in Boyacá are focused on seekingthe organization’s economic benefit, without considering a benefit for the community. Regarding the environmental surrounding, only minimal requirements to operate legally are met, although informal mines ignore many of the regulations required by the State. As a contribution for solving this problem, a documentary tool (booklet) was produced to circulate among the companies of the industry the principles of social responsibility outlined in the ISO 26000 Standard, in a simple and practical form, seeking to generate their commitmentwith sustainable development.

• Autores: Barón, Lida Yasmín Pardo; Rincón, Laura Catalina Sánchez
• Fecha de publicación: 2013
• Institución: Universidad Santo Tomás
• Repositorio: Universidad Santo Tomás
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.usta.edu.co:11634/42008
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/signos/article/view/1942
• Palabra clave: Coal mining; ISO 26000; social responsibility; sustainable development; minería del carbón; ISO 26000; responsabilidad social; desarrollo sostenible
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2