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In this context, this study aims to elaborate small collective stories, developed from interviews, to expose the population\u2019s perception of the social and environmental impact (positive and negative externalities) resulting from iron ore mining in the city of Congonhas-Minas Gerais (MG).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This research, using counternarratives, aims to elaborate small collective stories, developed from 52 interviews, to expose the population\u2019s perception of externalities resulting from the exploitation of iron ore in the city of Congonhas-MG, Brazil, to give more insight for social and environmental accounting reporting. A qualitative investigation is used with a narrative approach that focuses on a specific event in the participants\u2019 lives.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The authors sought to create a sense of collective experiences of the interviewees through narratives representative of the residents\u2019 perception of externalities in the form of small collective stories. However, it can be observed that the local population recognizes the impact of numerous externalities. Likewise, the use of narratives allows the reader to experience another reality \u2013 a reflection on the impact of business activities in a given context. Unlike conventional corporate social reporting, models based on qualitative information can be inclusive, produced by\/for the community toward action that transforms the local reality.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study intends to contribute to the debate on reporting models that are developed by and for external stakeholders. This approach has the potential to improve participants\u2019 both awareness and engagement, supporting transformative social action. This study makes several contributions. It contributes to the literature with a narrative approach, which is not often used in the accounting literature; it brings insights from the Latin American context, which is especially valuable given how the Anglo-American accounting literature includes few papers addressing this context; it presents the view of marginalized communities that are too often overlooked (this narrative approach offers important insights into the lived experience of people at a very granular level).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/medar-11-2021-1513","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,1]],"date-time":"2022-11-01T12:54:23Z","timestamp":1667307263000},"page":"42-63","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["A narrative approach for reporting social and environmental accounting impacts in the mining sector \u2013 giving marginalized communities a voice"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"Marcello","family":"Angotti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Arac\u00e9li Cristina de S.","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Teresa","family":"Eug\u00e9nio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Manuel Castelo","family":"Branco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"key2024020806365919000_ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"101648","DOI":"10.1016\/j.resourpol.2020.101648","article-title":"Challenges and pathways for Brazilian mining sustainability","volume":"74","year":"2021","journal-title":"Resources Policy"},{"issue":"6","key":"key2024020806365919000_ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"395","DOI":"10.1016\/j.aos.2014.01.003","article-title":"Accounting and sustainable development: an exploration","volume":"39","year":"2014","journal-title":"Accounting, Organizations and Society"},{"key":"key2024020806365919000_ref002","unstructured":"Bebbington, J., Gray, R., Hibbitt, C. and Kirk, E. 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