Does Formalization Facilitate Environmental Improvements in the Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining Sector?

IF 13.3 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-08-25 DOI:10.1002/bse.70145

Gavin Hilson, Abigail Hilson, Ekow Bartels

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Abstract

This paper explores the link between formalization and environmental performance in the artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM) sector, focusing on the case of sub‐Saharan Africa. The impression often conveyed by experts is that a commitment to formalizing ASM—that is, moves made to bring the sector's operations into the legal domain, where they can be regulated, monitored, and audited more closely by government officials—leads to environmental improvements at sites. In sub‐Saharan Africa, however, the relationship between formalization of ASM and environmental performance of the sector's operations is more nuanced than is often portrayed. Findings from research carried out in Ghana and Liberia, the locations of two dynamic ASM economies in sub‐Saharan Africa, are drawn upon to reinforce this point.

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正规化是否有助于手工和小规模采矿业的环境改善？

本文探讨了手工和小规模采矿（ASM）部门的正规化与环境绩效之间的联系，重点关注撒哈拉以南非洲的情况。专家们经常给人的印象是，对asm正规化的承诺——也就是说，采取行动将该部门的运作纳入法律领域，在那里他们可以受到政府官员更密切的监管、监督和审计——会导致现场环境的改善。然而，在撒哈拉以南非洲，ASM正规化与该部门运营的环境绩效之间的关系比通常描述的要微妙得多。加纳和利比里亚是撒哈拉以南非洲两个充满活力的东南亚地区经济体，本文利用这两个国家开展的研究结果来强化这一观点。

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Business Strategy and The Environment Multiple-

CiteScore

22.50

自引率

19.40%

发文量

336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.