Do The Requirements Of Sustainable Development Really Contribute To The Development Of Moroccan Mining Companies?

Abstract

Sustainable development is one of the main issues facing the Kingdom of Morocco in the mining sector, given the negative impacts of mining activities on water quality, air quality, biodiversity and the environment in general. To reduce these impacts, the Moroccan government has set up a framework to encourage mining companies to integrate sustainable development requirements into their management decisions. From this perspective, sustainable development requirements appear to be a brake on the development of mining activities. Hence the question: "Do sustainable development requirements really contribute to the development of Moroccan mining companies?

This is the question to which this article provides some answers, based on documentary research, a case study of sustainable development practices at three Moroccan mining companies - Managem, OCP and CM Touissit - and an econometric study.

The results show that sustainable development requirements translate into 3 categories of practices: those dictated by the quest for performance, those dictated by the need to comply with regulations and those dictated by the quest for a better brand image. The former contribute directly to the development of Moroccan mining companies.