"Attitude of the Yauli‑Peru community members toward the corporate social responsibility of Volcan Compañía Minera", December 2025

Mining companies demonstrate corporate social responsibility initiatives that take their stakeholders into account; however, attention to the needs and expectations of host communities remains limited...

Peru, as a country with a long mining tradition, ranks among the leading global and Latin American producers of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron, tin, molybdenum, tellurium, among others...

The mining industry has yet to fully repair the negative image generated by its operations, which has led to public distrust due to mining practices that fail to comply with commitments in the areas where extractive activities take place...

Despite Peru’s growth and positioning in mining exports, there has been no positive impact on the population; that is, structural poverty has not been reduced and inequalities persist...

In the eighteenth century, with the discovery of mineral deposits in the hills of Morococha and Yauli, a process of economic, demographic, social, and cultural dynamism began, increasing the value of communal lands and, consequently, intensifying social conflicts (Gómez, 2024). One such case is the Yauli Peasant Community, where Volcan Compañía Minera carries out mineral extraction activities involving zinc, silver, lead, and copper...

Volcan Compañía Minera reports that its socially responsible investments are aimed at contributing to improvements in education, health, economic development, promotion of local employment, and infrastructure (Volcan, 2020); however, the majority of Yauli community members express disagreement with the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) actions. Accordingly, this study aimed to analyze the attitudes of the Yauli community members toward the corporate social responsibility of Volcan Compañía Minera...

Corporate social responsibility consists of the fulfillment of a company’s commitments to the community in social, economic, and environmental terms. In this regard, the results show a predominantly unfavorable attitude (78.6%) among the Yauli community members toward Volcan Compañía Minera’s CSR practices...

The failure to comply with the commitments assumed by Volcan Compañía Minera in its corporate social responsibility plan has generated a significant impact on the social, economic, and environmental dynamics of the Yauli‑Peru community. This failure reveals a disconnect between corporate promises and their practical implementation, which has weakened community trust and exacerbated perceptions of exclusion and neglect...

Statistical analysis demonstrates, with 95% confidence, that the Yauli community members hold a markedly unfavorable attitude toward actions related to the social dimension of Volcan Compañía Minera S.A.A.’s CSR...

Non‑compliance in these areas not only generates unfavorable perceptions of the company, but also heightens concerns about the environmental impact of its operations...