Pressure on the mining industry to address environmental and social challenges is growing at the same time as society's and stakeholders’ expectations have increased. In order to understand why and how the mining industry is addressing the environmental challenges they are facing; this research is focused on studying the drivers to advance environmental considerations and the overall strategic environmental approach the mining industry in Finland is currently taking. This study is based on a questionnaire administrated to senior mine managers in Finland to capture their view of the matter. Based on the findings, legislation and societal expectations are the most significant external drivers, while mine management's own contribution is very important to advancing environmental considerations. Results show that perceived added value in addressing environmental considerations is gaining social license to operate, and further value derives from gaining operational benefits by improving internal process efficiency. This research shows some global trends which are largely missing in mining companies’ agendas in Finland, namely mitigation of climate change and contribution to the circular economy. Overall, this paper covers policy and managerial implications of addressing environmental considerations of the mining industry.

随着社会和利益相关者期望的提高，采矿业应对环境和社会挑战的压力越来越大。为了了解采矿业为何以及如何应对他们面临的环境挑战；这项研究的重点是研究推动环境因素的驱动因素以及芬兰矿业目前正在采用的整体战略环境方法。这项研究基于对芬兰高级矿山经理进行的问卷调查，以了解他们对此事的看法。根据调查结果，立法和社会期望是最重要的外部驱动力，而矿山管理部门自己的贡献对于推进环境考虑非常重要。结果表明，在解决环境问题上的感知附加值正在获得运营的社会许可，而进一步的价值则源于通过提高内部流程效率而获得的运营收益。这项研究显示了一些全球趋势，而这些趋势在芬兰的矿业公司的议程中却被大量遗漏，即缓解气候变化和对循环经济的贡献。总体而言，本文涵盖了解决采矿业环境问题的政策和管理意义。即减轻气候变化和对循环经济的贡献。总体而言，本文涵盖了解决采矿业环境问题的政策和管理意义。即减轻气候变化和对循环经济的贡献。总体而言，本文涵盖了解决采矿业环境问题的政策和管理意义。