Abstract:
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become very important in recent years, especially its impact on
business operations. Using mining companies in Ghana as a case study, this study investigates the extent to
which CSR activities engaged by companies relate to their performance.Content analysis is used in measuring
the CSR activities of mining companies in Ghana. The study reveals a positive relationship between return on
equity and all the CSR variables(environmental management systems, employee relations and community
performance). Net profit margin relates positively with CSR activities such as environmental management
system and employee relations whilst return on asset was found to have a positive relationship with only
oneemployee relations. Mining companies should be engaged in CSR activities that positively impact on
financial performance since this eventually translate into creating value for host communities.
