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dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Nicole M.
dc.contributor.authorKincaid, Claire E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-13T10:17:26Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-03T13:24:28Z
dc.date.available2021-09-13T10:17:26Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03T13:24:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifierKincaid_mines_0052N_12177.pdf
dc.identifierT 9137
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11124/176457
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description2021 Summer.
dc.description.abstractThe mining industry is increasingly turning to diversity and inclusion (D&I) programs to address a wide range of challenges including an aging workforce, increased public pressure to acquire social license to operate, and growing demand for innovative technical solutions to mining problems. However, there is a lack of available information on D&I initiatives in mining contexts, creating a barrier to adopting and developing these programs in mining corporations. To determine how and to what extent mining companies are devoting resources to D&I programs, I analyzed twenty-six D&I-related indicators in the public sustainability reports of 8 major metals mining companies from 2012-2019. This analysis demonstrates greater attention being paid in mining companies to D&I and an apparent preference for reporting on simple indicators which are relatively easy to obtain, such as demographics and policies. However, reporting on ethnic diversity and established industry goals that do not have corresponding GRI standards was extremely limited, and there was a decline in reporting of several indicators of structural aspects of employee inclusion over the study period, presenting a potentially concerning trend. I conclude that mining is on par with other industries in terms of current levels of global gender diversity, but that increasing D&I reporting in the mining industry remains a promising means to ensure that harms and benefits are evenly distributed among stakeholders in the mining industry and to align with the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado School of Mines. Arthur Lakes Library
dc.relation.ispartof2021 - Mines Theses & Dissertations
dc.rightsCopyright of the original work is retained by the author.
dc.subjectinclusion
dc.subjectmining
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectindustry
dc.subjectdiversity
dc.subjectreports
dc.titleDiversity and inclusion in mining: an analysis of indicators in sustainability reporting
dc.typeText
dc.contributor.committeememberBrune, Jürgen F.
dc.contributor.committeememberSmith, Jessica, 1980-
dc.contributor.committeememberVolpone, Sabrina
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.disciplineMining Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado School of Mines


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