Ralph Hamann

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review current approaches and recent advances in research on climate impacts and adaptation in South Africa, focusing on cross-sectoral linkages in adaptation responses at a national level.

TL;DR: The first in a pair of articles on corporate social responsibility (CSR) as discussed by the authors provides an overview of mining companies' role in sustainable development, from a business perspective and in the South African context, arguing that companies' social and environmental responsibilities are increasing, due to global changes in the way the role of business is perceived, South African policy developments, as well as a strong 'business case' for companies to actively support sustainable development beyond philanthropy and impact mitigation.

TL;DR: It is argued that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-related narratives and practices can be fruitfully assessed with reference to accountability and fairness as key criteria, and that companies’ CSR-related claims need to be treated with caution.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that mining companies' business case is circumscribed by companies' institutional context, and that references to a business case for CSR and partnerships cannot be relied upon independently of continued efforts at shaping the public sector context of companies.

TL;DR: In this article, a critical view of CSR emphasises the need to consider underlying motivations for business to embrace and perpetuate the CSR concept, which may relate to accommodation -the implementation of cosmetic changes to business practice in order to preclude bigger changes -and legitimisation -the influence by business over popular and policy-related discourse in to define what questions may be asked and what answers are feasible.