Are extractive ventures more socio-environmentally committed?

Viviana Fernandez

Resources Policy, 2021, vol. 74, issue C

Abstract: This article analyzes social entrepreneurial initiatives of established and early-stage extractive and non-extractive businesses. Empirical results based on the GEM Adult Population Survey 2015 show that extractive businesses are more likely to engage in social initiatives than non-extractive ones. However, both types of businesses show moderate commitment to social and environmental aspects of social entrepreneurship, such as reinvestment of profits and impact. This evidence lends mild support to the notion of a social license to operate.

Keywords: Social entrepreneurship; Extractive sector; Social license to operate; Generalized structural equation modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M13 M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102288

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