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Van der Poll, H. M.
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Muchara, B. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Matakanye, Rendani Mavis
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dc.date.accessioned |
2023-07-12T12:29:42Z |
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dc.date.available |
2023-07-12T12:29:42Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2022 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30284 |
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dc.description |
Abstracts in English, Venda, Afrikaans |
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The concept of sustainability in the mining sector is still debatable, considering the social and environmental impacts of the industry. Regrettably, South African mining companies reportedly omit the negative impacts of mining in their reports, despite progressive laws and regulations. The research focuses on greenwashing using sustainability reporting to conceal negative externalities. Meanwhile, society has no practical instrument for discerning greenwashing nor the means to authenticate sustainability information reported by mining companies. This research aims to develop a framework for linking sustainability performance to sustainability reporting using regulation as a compliance mechanism. The study's objectives are to explore the factors affecting sustainability in a regulated mining sector and to investigate the perceived gap between sustainability performance and sustainability reporting from the regulators’ perspective. A multi-theory approach provides a panoramic view of greenwashing; however, the study contributes significantly to legitimacy theory. Positivist philosophy guided this quantitative study. Probability random sampling generated a sample of 150 from a population of 512 Department of Mineral Resources employees who are regulators of the mining industry. Descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), comparative pairwise differences, and covariance-based structural equation model (CB-SEM) are used to analyse data. EFA results uncovered
10 sustainability factors: local enterprise development; local infrastructure development; skills development; housing and living conditions; occupational health and safety; labour practices, diversity, and inclusion; employment equity; environmental management; environmental leadership; and environmental responsibility. Pairwise results revealed greenwashing in occupational health and safety; labour practices, diversity and inclusion; employment equity; environmental management; and environmental leadership. The results indicate that its well-meaning regulation is not the solution for greenwashing. Future researchers may explore other gap-bridging solutions beyond regulation between sustainability performance and sustainability reporting. CB-SEM shows that at a 5% confidence level, all structural path coefficients are statistically significant, indicating that from the regulators’ perspective, there is a strong relationship between sustainability performance and sustainability reporting. Future researchers can investigate greenwashing in mining from a multi-stakeholder perspective using mixed research methods to offer triangulation. A longitudinal study can follow-up on this cross-sectional study conducted in 2019. |
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Muṱalukanyo wa u sa nyeṱha kha sekithara ya zwa migodi u kha ḓivha khangala khanganyise, ho sedzwa masiandaitwa a matshilisano na a vhupo. Zwi a ṱungufhadza uri khamphani dza zwa migodi Afrika Tshipembe a dzi kateli masiandaitwa mavhi a zwa u bwa migodi kha mivhigo yadzo, naho hu na milayo na ndaulo dzi bvelaho phanḓa. Ṱhoḓisiso iyi yo sedza u dzumbetshedza mafhungo a vhupo hu tshi khou shumiswa u vhiga hu sa nyeṱhi u itela u dzumba zwivhi. Naho zwo ralo, tshitshavha a tshi na tshishumiswa tshi fareaho tsha u hanedzana na mivhigo iyi kana nḓila ya u khwaṱhisedza mafhungo a u sa nyeṱha a vhigwaho nga khamphani dza migodi. Ṱhoḓisiso iyi yo pika u bveledza muhanga wa u ṱumanya kushumele ku sa nyeṱhi na kuvhigele ku sa nyeṱhi nga u shumisa ndaulo sa nḓila ya u tevhedza. Zwipikwa zwa ngudo ndi u sedza zwivhumbi zwine zwa kwama u sa nyeṱha kha sekhithara ya zwa migodo i langwaho na u ṱoḓisisa tshikhala tsho vhonalaho vhukati ha kushumele ku sa nyeṱhi na kuvhigele ku sa nyeṱhi nga kuvhonele kwa mulanguli. Kuitele kwa thyeori dzo vhalaho hu ṋekedza mbonelonyangaredzi ya u dzumbetshedza, fhedzi, ngudo i a shela mulenzhe zwihulwane kha thyeori ya u vha mulayoni. Fiḽosofi ya mbonelombuya ndi yone yo endedzaho ngudo iyi ya khwanthithethivi. U ita tsumbo nanguludzwa dza tshayandivhiswa ho sedzwa khonadzeo zwo bveledzwa tsumbonanguludzwa dza 150 u bva kha tshitshavha tsha 512 tsha vhashumi vha Muhasho wa Zwiko na Minerala vha re vhalangi vha nḓowetshumo ya zwa migodi. Mbalombalo ṱhalutshedzwa, musaukanyo ya tshivhumbi wa tsedzuluso (EFA), phambano mbambedza nga zwivhili, na tshiedziswa tsha murekanyo wa tshivhumbeo wo ḓisekaho nga vhushaka ha zwivhili (CB-SEM) zwi shumiswa u saukanya data. Mvelelo dza EFA dzo dzumbulula zwivhumbi zwa 10 zwa u sa nyeṱha: mveledziso ya vhuramabindu vhapo, mveledziso ya themamveledziso yapo, mveledziso ya zwikili, nyimele dza dzinnḓu na kutshilele, mutakalo na tsireledzo mushumoni, maitele a kushumele na u katela; ndinganyiso ya kutholele, ndangulo ya vhupo, vhurangaphanḓa ha vhupo na vhuḓifhinduleli ha vhupo. mvelelo dza vhushaka ha zwivhili dzo bvisela khagala u dzumbetshedza kha mutakalalo mishumoni na tsireledzo, maitele a kushumlee, phambano na u katela; ndinganyiso ya kutholele, ndangulo ya vhupo na vhurangaphanḓa ha vhupo. mvelelo dzo sumbedza uri ndaulo ine ya vha na ṱhalutshedzo i pfadzaho a si thasululo ya u dzumbetshedza. Vhaṱoḓisisi vha tshifhingani tshi ḓaho vha nga sedza dziṅwe thasululo dza u vala mavhaka nga murahu ha ndaulo vhukati ha kushumele ku sa nyeṱhi na kuvhigele ku sa nyeṱhi. CB- SEM i sumbedza uri 5% ya ḽevele ya vhuḓifulufhelu, zwivhumbi dza nḓila ya tshivhumbeo zwoṱhe ndi zwa ndeme kha mbalombalo, zwi sumbedzaho uri u bva kha kuvhonele kwa mulanguli, hu na vhushaka vhuhulwane vhukati ha kushumele ku sa nyeṱhi na kuvhigele ku sa nyeṱhi. Vhaṱoḓisisi vha tshifhingani tshi ḓaho vha nga sedza zwa u dzumbetshedza kha zwa migodi u bva kha kuvhonele kwa vhashumisani vhanzhi nga u shumisa ngona dza ṱhoḓisiso dzo ṱanganelaho u khwaṱhisedza u khwaṱha ha mawanwa. Hu nga tevhedzwa nga ṱhoḓisiso munavha kha ngudo buḓa dzo itwaho nga 2019. |
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Gesien die maatskaplike en omgewingsinvloed van die mynbedryf, heers meningsverskille oor die begrip “volhoubaarheid” in hierdie sektor. Ondanks progressiewe wetgewing en regulasies verswyg mynmaatskappye na bewering die skade van hulle werksaamhede jammer genoeg in hulle verslagdoening. Hierdie navorsing ondersoek groen aansprake wat in volhoubaarheidsverslagdoening gemaak word om die skadelike gevolge van mynbou te verdoesel. Aangesien geen instrument bestaan om die geldigheid van mynmaatskappye se groen aansprake of volhoubaarheidsverslagdoening te toets nie, poog hierdie navorsing om ʼn raamwerk daar te stel aan die hand waarvan volhoubaarheidsprestasie en volhoubaarheidsverslagdoening vergelyk kan word, en waarvolgens regulering as ʼn voldoeningsmeganisme dien. Die oogmerke van hierdie studie is enersyds om die faktore te verken wat volhoubaarheid in ʼn gereguleerde mynbedryf bepaal, en andersyds om die beweerde verskil tussen volhoubaarheidsprestasie en volhoubaarheidsverslagdoening uit die reguleerder se oogpunt te ondersoek. ʼn Meertoeriebenadering bied ʼn oorsig van groen aansprake. Hierdie studie lewer egter ʼn wesenlike bydrae tot die legitimiteitsteorie. ʼn Positivistiese filosofie het hierdie kwantitatiewe studie bepaal. Ewekansige waarskynlikheidsteekproefneming het ʼn steekproef opgelewer van 150 uit 512 werknemers van die Departement van Minerale Hulpbronne wat as reguleerders van die mynbedryf optree. Die data is ontleed met behulp van beskrywende statistiek, ʼn verkennende faktoranalise (VFA), vergelykende paarsgewyse verskille, en ʼn kovariansie gegronde struktuurvergelykingsmodel (KG- SVM). Volgens die VFA is daar 10 volhoubaarheidsfaktore, te wete ontwikkeling van plaaslike ondernemings; ontwikkeling van plaaslike infrastruktuur; vaardigheidsontwikkeling; behuising en huisvesting; beroepsgesondheid en - veiligheid; arbeidspraktyke, diversiteit en insluiting; gelyke indiensneming; omgewingsbestuur; omgewingsleierskap; en omgewingsverantwoordelikheid. Die paarsgewyse resultate het aangetoon dat groen aansprake gemaak is ten opsigte van beroepsgesondheid en -veiligheid; arbeidspraktyke, diversiteit en insluiting; gelyke indiensneming; omgewingsbestuur; en omgewingsleierskap. Die resultate het aangedui dat goed bedoelde regulering geen oplossing vir groen aansprake bied nie. Navorsers kan in die toekoms met ander oplossings as regulasies vorendag kom om die verskil tussen volhoubaarheidsprestasie en volhoubaarheidsverslagdoening uit die weg te ruim. Die KG-SVM dui aan dat as die vertrouensvlak op 5% staan, alle strukturele padkoëffisiënte statisties beduidend is. Dit beteken dat daar uit die reguleerder se oogpunt ʼn sterk verwantskap tussen volhoubaarheidsprestasie en volhoubaarheidsverslagdoening bestaan. Toekomstige navorsers kan met behulp van gemengde navorsingsmetodes groen aansprake in die mynbedryf uit die oogpunt van verskeie belanghebbendes ondersoek om triangulering aan te bied. ʼn Longitudinale studie kan hierdie deursnitstudie, wat in 2019 onderneem is, aanvul. |
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1 online resource (xxii, 270 leaves) : illustrations, graphs |
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Agency theory |
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Government regulation |
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Greenwashing |
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Impression management theory |
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Institutional theory |
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Legitimacy theory |
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Stakeholder accountability theory |
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Sustainability |
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Sustainability performance |
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Sustainability reporting |
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Sustainable development |
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Voluntary disclosure theory |
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Thyeori ya zhendedzi |
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Ndaulo ya muvhuso |
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U dzumbetshedza |
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Thyeori ya ndangulo ya kuvhonele |
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Thyeori ya tshiimiswa |
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Thyeori ya u vha mulayoni |
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Thyeori ya vhuḓifhinduleli ha vhashumisani |
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U sa nyeṱha, kushumele kwa u sa nyeṱha |
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Kuvhigele kwa u sa nyeṱha |
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Mveledziso dzi sa nyeṱhu |
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Thyeori ya u bvisela khagala nga u tou funa |
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Bemiddelingsteorie |
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Regeringsregulering |
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Groen aansprake |
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Indrukbestuursteorie |
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Institusionele |
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Teorie |
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Legitimiteitsteorie |
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Belanghebberaanspreeklikheidsteorie |
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Volhoubaarheid |
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Volhoubaarheidsprestasie |
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Volhoubaarheidsverslagdoening |
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Volhoubare |
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Ontwikkeling |
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Vrywilligeopenbaringsteorie |
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338.9270968 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Sustainable development reporting -- South Africa |
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Sustainable development -- South Africa |
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Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.other |
UCTD |
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dc.title |
A framework for linking sustainability performance to sustainability reporting : using regulation as a compliance mechanism |
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Thesis |
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dc.description.department |
Graduate School of Business Leadership |
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dc.description.degree |
D. B. L. |
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