Corporate Citizenship in Africa de Wayne Visser

Corporate Citizenship in Africa: Lessons from the Past; Paths to the Future

Wayne Visser

Malcolm McIntosh

Charlotte Middleton

Corporate citizenship is enmeshed in the debate about Africa's future. Africa is the continent where the social needs are greatest and where the benefits of globalisation have been least felt. What makes corporate citizenship in Africa not only fascinating, but also of critical importance, is that the continent embodies many of the most vexing dilemmas that business faces in attempts to be responsible, ethical and sustainable.
This unique collection for the first time brings together in one publication the critical debates, perspectives, experiences and success stories in the emerging field of corporate citizenship in Africa.
The book addresses a number of key questions: What research has been conducted on corporate citizenship in Africa over the past ten years? How are the concepts and challenges of corporate citizenship in Africa different, compared to other regions of the world? Which industry sectors are leading in the implementation of corporate citizenship in Africa? What are some of the dilemmas facing companies that are striving to be good corporate citizens in Africa? What are some of the best-practice case studies of companies' corporate citizenship programmes in Africa? What can Africa learn from the rest of the world about corporate citizenship, and what can it teach others?
The book acts as a bridge in many ways: between academic theory and business practice; between notions of corporate citizenship originating in developed countries and emerging concepts incubated in a developing-country context; between the experiences of multinationals and the perspectives of small and medium-sized enterprises; between different countries and regions within Africa and around the globe. This publication marks a change in the tide – a groundswell towards a more vigorous debate and robust research agenda on corporate citizenship in Africa. It will be essential reading for all those involved in the rapidly growing corporate responsibility movement.

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Table of ContentsWorld ReviewPrologue: I Am an AfricanThabo Mbeki IntroductionWayne Visser, International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, UK, Charlotte Middleton, National Business Initiative, South Africa, and Malcolm McIntosh, Universities of Bath, UK, and Stellenbosch, South Africa Turning Point: Interview with Michael Spicer, Chief Executive, South Africa FoundationCharlotte Middleton, National Business Initiative, South Africa Turning Point: Managing HIV/AIDS at Eskom: A Non-negotiable for Business SustainabilityMandy Rambharos, Eskom Holdings Ltd, South Africa Corporate Citizenship in South Africa: A Review of Progress since DemocracyWayne Visser, International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, UK The Case for Collective Business Action to Achieve Systems Change: Exploring the Contributions Made by the Private Sector to the Social, Economic and Political Transformation Process in South AfricaAndré Fourie, National Business Initiative, South Africa, and Theuns Eloff, North-West University, South Africa Corporate Citizens, Colonialists, Tourists or Activists? Ethical Challenges Facing South African Corporations in AfricaDaniel Malan, KPMG Sustainability Services, South AfricaLocal Governance as a Complex System: Lessons from Mining in South Africa, Mali and ZambiaRalph Hamann and Paul Kapelus, African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, South Africa, Dan Sonnenberg, Sustainability Research and Intelligence, South Africa, and Andrew Mackenzie and Paul Hollesen, AngloGold Ashanti, South AfricaCSR in Electrification of Rural Africa: The Case of ABB in TanzaniaNiklas Egels, Göteborg University, SwedenSeeking Common Ground: Multi-stakeholder Processes in Kenya’s Cut Flower IndustryCatherine S. Dolan, Northeastern University, USA, and Maggie Opondo, University of Nairobi, KenyaThe Cocoa Industry and Child LabourElliot J. Schrage, Council on Foreign Relations, USA, and Anthony P. Ewing, Columbia University, USA Why Teach Corporate Citizenship Differently?Derick de Jongh, Centre for Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa, and Paul Prinsloo, Institute for Curriculum and Learning Development, University of South AfricaEpilogue: The Campaign to Make Poverty HistoryNelson Mandela Diary of Events