Our Extractive Age (routledge Studies of The Extractive Industries And Sustainable Development

This book examines the implementation of, the spread of, and compliance with emerging global norms. Based on empirical country studies on the implementation of transparency norms defined by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) – a multi-stakeholder process seeking to promote global standards for the transparent and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral resources –, it investigates the various factors and motivations affecting actors with regard to norm compliance.

Since the release of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, UN agencies, member states and stakeholders have increasingly begun focusing on the adoption and implementation of these strategies to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. To work towards sustainability, strategic measures to encourage stakeholders to contribute to the goals of the 2030 agenda are called for.

‘This book encompasses all the ingredients required for development and sustainability. A must-read!’
Professor Emmanuel Glakpe, Howard University, United States

‘This book encompasses all the ingredients required for development and sustainability. A must-read!’
Professor Emmanuel Glakpe, Howard University, United States

This book brings together different perspectives on sustainability assessment and reporting. In the book you will see how sustainability assessment and reporting are addressed in different areas.