Table of Contents

Ethics in Mining

1 General reflections on ethics and mining

1.1 SMG - The study module at a glance

1.2 DDT - Definition and differentation of terms

1.2.1 Preliminary remarks on the definition of terms

1.2.2 The notion of moral

1.2.3 Professional ethics

1.2.4 Moral competence

1.2.5 The notion of ethics

1.2.6 Relativisim

1.2.7 Law

1.2.8 Summary - Definition and differentiation of terms

1.2.9 Knowledge test - Definition and differentiation of terms

1.2.10 References - Definition and differentation of terms

1.3 DPE - Different points of reference for ethics

1.3.1 Preliminary remarks on different points of reference for ethics

1.3.2 Descriptive ethics versus normative ethics

1.3.3 Material versus formal ethics

1.3.4 Duty as a point of reference for ethical behaviour

1.3.5 Discourse as a point of reference for ethical behaviour

1.3.6 Utility as a point of reference for ethical behaviour

1.3.7 Virtue as a point of reference for ethical behaviour

1.3.8 Practical judgement

1.3.9 Summary - Different points of reference for ethics

1.3.10 Knowledge test - Different points of reference for ethics

1.3.11 References - Different points of reference for ethics

1.4 DCC - Differentiation in complex reference contexts

1.4.1 Preliminary remarks on differentiation in complex reference contexts

1.4.2 Applied ethics

1.4.3 Area ethics

1.4.4 Summary - Differentiation in complex reference contexts

1.4.5 Knowledge test - Differentiation in complex reference contexts

1.4.6 References - Differentiation in complex reference contexts

1.5 SRR - Basic structure and relevance of the concept of responsibility

1.5.1 Preliminary remarks on basic structure and relevance of the concept of responsibility

1.5.2 Basic dialogue structure of responsibility

1.5.3 Guilt and liability

1.5.4 Types of responsibility

1.5.5 Summary - Basic structure and relevance of the concept of responsibility

1.5.6 Knowledge test - Basic structure and relevance of the concept of responsibility

1.5.7 References - Basic structure and relevance of the concept of responsibility

1.6 MCR - Modern challenges to responsibility

1.6.1 Preliminary remarks on modern challenges to responsibility

1.6.2 The imperative of responsibility

1.6.3 Cumulative effects and unforeseeable consequences

1.6.4 System responsibility

1.6.5 Unconditional responsibility and practical caution

1.6.6 Summary - Modern challenges to responsibility

1.6.7 Knowledge test - Modern challenges to responsibility

1.6.8 References - Modern challenges to responsibility

1.7 VCO - The view on companies and organisations

1.7.1 Preliminary remarks on the view on companies and organisations

1.7.2 Corporate social responsibility

1.7.2.1 CSR and sustainability

1.7.2.2 CSR and business ethics

1.7.3 Core responsibility

1.7.3.1 Necessity of core responsibility

1.7.3.2 The model of core responsibility

1.7.3.2.1 Internal self-attribution of core responsibility

1.7.3.2.2 External attribution

1.7.3.2.3 Balance between self-attribution and external attribution of responsibility

1.7.3.2.4 Call on the mining industry

1.7.4 Summary -The view on companies and organisations

1.7.5 Exercises - The view on companies and organisations

1.7.6 Knowledge test - The view on companies and organisations

1.7.7 References - The view on companies and organisations

1.8 VOS - The view on society – sustainability and mining

1.8.1 An introduction to sustainability and its concepts

1.8.2 Sustainability concepts

1.8.3 Advanced concepts of sustainability

1.8.4 Sustainable development

1.8.4.1 Predecessors to the SDGs

1.8.4.1.1 The Club of Rome

1.8.4.1.2 The Earth Summit

1.8.4.2 From Limits to Growth to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

1.8.5 Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)

1.8.6 Summary - The view on society – sustainability and mining

1.8.7 Knowledge test - The view on society – sustainability and mining

1.8.8 References - The view on society – sustainability and mining

1.9 JPE - Justice as a point of reference for ethical behavior

1.9.1 References - Justice as a point of reference for ethical behavior

2 Specific ethical challenges in mining

3 Empirical cases

3.1 Averkios Gaitanis on Ethical Mining and the Future of the Greek Island Milos

3.2 Activist Nolo on Mining and the Future of Hambach Forest near Jülich, Germany

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