CSR helps mining companies thwart bribery and corruption

The dangers posed by bribery and corruption in developing markets remains high, while the number of investigations and fines imposed by investigating bodies continues to grow, delegates at the Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business risk mitigation and CSR seminar were told last week. The speed with which mandatory anti-bribery and anti-corruption principles have been embedded is comparatively recent, notably over the past two decades, Bennett Jones partner and co-head of international trade Milos Barutciski explained.