Corporate Social Responsibility Challenges in the Mining Industry and ISO 26000

CEOs and boards are called to lead CSR and address the significant challenges in its approach and implementation. On their journey, they need to consider the progress in their business’s sustainability as well as the increasing scrutiny from stakeholders and society. In this context, the social responsibility guide of the ISO 26000:2010 standard is used as reference to address and elaborate a systematic literature review focused on the mining industry. The aim is to identify the key aspects of CSR in this sector, one of the most controversial sectors due to the negative impacts derived from its activity, which result in a constant search for a social licence to operate. Based on this review, some recommendations are suggested and discussed, from a strategic and academic point of view, in order to address the aforementioned aspects.