Environmental policy of mining companies in the Arctic

The article deals with the environmental policies of large mining companies operating in the Russian Arctic. The introduction of mandatory requirements for the submission of environmental reporting is directly related to corporate social responsibility, which cannot be ignored by mining companies that calculate the risks associated with the negative impact of industry on the environment and take into account the interests of stakeholders in the Arctic.

Ivanova T. S., Desideri J. P. Environmental policy of mining companies in the Arctic. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2022;(10-2):176—184. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_ 2022_102_0_176.

This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) in accordance with research project No. 21—510—22001 “State regulation of subsoil use and environmental protection in France and in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation: comparative research, methodology and practice” RFBR and the Foundation “House of Human Sciences” of France.

Ivanova T. S.¹ , Dr. Sci. (Jus.), Рrofessor, e-mail: ivanovats@mail.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2853-4242;
Desideri J. P.² , Dr. Sci. (Jus.), Professor, e-mail: desideri@icloud.com;
¹ North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU), 677000, Yakutsk, Russia;
² Paris-Saclay University, Versailles, France.

Ivanova T. S., e-mail: ivanovats@mail.ru.

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