The mining giant Anglo American attempts to distinguish itself through its social performance, yet public expectations are still growing. Keeping a "social license" to operate was increasingly demanding and essential to business success.
The instance considers the options to stay in front of these trends of Anglo American. How can the protagonist boost greater professionalization of social performance in the organization, and greater integration with business choices?
The organization was also under pressure to increase societal investments as part of the social license of the company's. Could more value - for local communities, host governments, and the company - be created by leveraging the company's core operations, including raising the amount of goods and services purchased from local suppliers?
PUBLICATION DATE: January 27, 2014 PRODUCT #: 414063-PDF-ENG
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