Rethinking the social license to operate and community participation

Demajorovic, Jacques; Pisano, Viviane

doi:10.4324/9781003001317-24

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“…For the responsibility challenges in the mining industry, several evolving solutions are being offered including ethical supply chain management, social license to operate, and other corporate social responsibility tools and instruments [25,27,44,45].…”

Section: Corporate Social Responsibility Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The concept of "social license to operate" (SLO) has become significant in the mining industry since the late 1990s. SLO is the community's social acceptance of industrial or extractive projects [27]. It implies that companies need to consider local community needs, interests, and approval beyond legal licenses [25].…”

Section: Corporate Social Responsibility Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It implies that companies need to consider local community needs, interests, and approval beyond legal licenses [25]. The operationalization of SLO also presents problems when communities may grant SLO to mining companies and offer expressed support for mining projects, but in the process can overlook or ignore potentially negative environmental or health safety concerns under pressure to enhance economic development in the communities [27]. Demajorovic and Pisano [27] suggest documenting and recording the progress and maintenance of SLO with a use of social impact assessment.…”

Section: Corporate Social Responsibility Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The operationalization of SLO also presents problems when communities may grant SLO to mining companies and offer expressed support for mining projects, but in the process can overlook or ignore potentially negative environmental or health safety concerns under pressure to enhance economic development in the communities [27]. Demajorovic and Pisano [27] suggest documenting and recording the progress and maintenance of SLO with a use of social impact assessment. They recommend using social constructivist and social capital approaches for the study of community perceptions of mining projects and combine them with technical and scientific approaches applied in environmental impact [27].…”

Section: Corporate Social Responsibility Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Demajorovic and Pisano [27] suggest documenting and recording the progress and maintenance of SLO with a use of social impact assessment. They recommend using social constructivist and social capital approaches for the study of community perceptions of mining projects and combine them with technical and scientific approaches applied in environmental impact [27].…”

Section: Corporate Social Responsibility Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The paper aims to examine sector policies for securing mineral resources for future generations in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible, guided by the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. This study proposes a roadmap for responsible mineral production, looking at drivers and goals, trends in resource demand and supply, technological and responsibility issues as well as current solutions. We conclude that while adopting the principles of a circular economy by minimizing waste, improving design for recovery, recycling alone will not be sufficient to meet the demand for an increasingly complex range of metals, and consequently primary mining will be needed for the foreseeable future. Various authors have proposed top-down approaches for sustainable mineral sourcing and co-ordination of global supply, but there is no evidence of these being taken up. Instead, to accelerate the transition towards sustainable, responsible and low-carbon mineral production, we suggest there is a role for ‘material stewardship’ defined and implemented through the actions of various players in the life cycle or value chain of specific minerals and metals. That bottom-up process has begun, though there is as yet no common definition of the term.

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Section: Corporate Social Responsibility Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Corporate Social Responsibility Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%