ENGAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MINING SECTOR: A LEGAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

Stakeholder engagement is necessary to foster responsible
mining practices that minimise negative environmental and
social impacts. This study exami ned whether Tanzania’s CSR
legal framework is effective in promoting meaningful
stakeholder engagement in the mining sector. Doctrinal and
comparative legal analyses were employed to evaluate the
framework’s clarity, consistency and compliance with
interna tional standards. The findings highlight that
Tanzania’s CSR legal framework has significant gaps and
limitations, such as a lack of direct consultation with local
communities, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms,
consequences for non compliance, criteria for priority
determination, and the presence of statutory bureaucratic
processes. These deficiencies impair not only effective
stakeholder engagement but also compliance with
international standards in supporting sustainable mining
practices. Therefore, i t is argued that, despite commendable
legislative efforts by Tanzania to foster CSR stakeholder
engagement, strategic legislative reforms are needed to
promote responsible mining practices.