SIA HUB

Welcome

Welcome 2500 new members as of February 2019

Welcome

SIAhub is an internet portal where the global SIA community of practice can network, access resources, share ideas and promote good practice.

‘Social Impact Assessment (SIA) includes the processes of analysing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions (policies, programs, plans, projects) and any social change processes invoked by those interventions. Its primary purpose is to bring about a more sustainable and equitable biophysical and human environment.’ International Principles for Social Impact Assessment

News

New publication from the IFC on Local Benefit Sharing in Large-Scale Wind and Solar Projects

24 June 2019

Online, Other Countries

Recently published by the IFC, "this paper offers insights into the unique social challenges and opportunities for wind and solar developers. It distills lessons from the experiences of wind and solar companies in securing and maintaining social license to operate by ensuring that local communities share in the benefit from their projects."

Available at: https://www.commdev.org/local-benefit-sharing-in-large-scale-wind-and-solar-projects/

Call for papers on Gender in Impact Assessment & Management

27 May 2019

Online, Other Countries

IAIA’s journal, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (IAPA), is planning a special issue on gender and impact assessment and management. Original research papers, case studies, and conceptual papers between 5,000-8,000 words on experiences with integrating, analyzing, and addressing gender in impact assessment and management are invited. Abstracts are due 30 August 2019 and full papers 30 March in 2020. More details are available at https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/gender-in-impact-assessment-and-management/?

Launch of the Extractives-led Local Economic Diversification (ELLED) Framework

17 April 2019

Online, Other Countries

Mining Shared Value (MSV), an initiative of Engineers Without Borders Canada, has launched the Extractives-led Local Economic Diversification (ELLED) Framework in partnership with the World Bank’s Energy and Extractives Global Practice. The ELLED Framework is an online tool that supports host country policymakers in understanding and implementing policies to increase local participation in extractive industry value chains, while leveraging the sector to create more diversified economies. The tool is freely available in the ELLED website: https://www.elledframework.org/

Jobs

Consultants with a background in business and human rights

10 July 2019

London, Europe

Impactt, an ethical trade consultancy based in London is looking for senior consultants with a background in business and human rights or ethical trade. Hiring both for generalists and also for specialists with HRIA or social auditing experience.