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What did NAM do to get a social licence to operate? The social impact history of the Schoonebeek oilfield in the Netherlands |
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02 March 2021 |
Online, Europe |
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Interesting read about a positive case on achieving a social licence to operate:
"From 1943 to 1996, the small rural community of Schoonebeek in the eastern Netherlands hosted the largest onshore oilfield in western Europe. Some 250 million barrels of oil were produced, bringing prosperity to the municipality and local community. With generous compensation paid by NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij, a partnership between Shell and ExxonMobil), local people greatly benefited from oil extraction. However, there were also negative social impacts, including: an influx of outsiders; changes to social structure, social fabric, social cohesion, and community identity; disruption to the peaceful rural setting; and industrialisation of the landscape. Nevertheless, the oil pumping installations (‘jaknikkers’ or nodding donkeys) ultimately became positive symbols of local place identity. Despite the negative social impacts, oil production came to be viewed positively by most local people, and a high level of trust developed between the host community and NAM because of the social performance strategies that were implemented."
More information and the full publication available with open access in https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214790X21000332?via%3Dihub |
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Two upcoming offerings of the University of Groningen/IFC/World Bank resettlement training course |
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06 February 2020 |
Other Countries |
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This 2-week practical training course, delivered in English, promotes understanding about and develops skills in managing the social risks and impacts associated with the development of public and private investment projects (e.g. mines, dams, highways, industry parks, electricity transmission corridors, agricultural developments, etc), and particularly issues related to land acquisition and resettlement. The course is a designated Summer School of the University of Groningen and is managed by Community Insights Group and taught in conjunction with the IFC/World Bank, Intersocial Consulting, and Frederic Giovannetti.
Maputo, Mozambique 3-14 August 2020 (registration closes 31 March 2020): https://www.rug.nl/education/summer-winter-schools/land-acquisition-mozambique/
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New publication from the IFC on Local Benefit Sharing in Large-Scale Wind and Solar Projects |
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24 June 2019 |
Online, Other Countries |
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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/ |
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Social impact studies sought for teaching purposes |
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06 March 2019 |
Online, Oceania |
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Prof. Sango Mahanty is looking for “living” case studies and reports, in particular, documents that address one or more of the following:
Safeguards related to involuntary resettlement.
Safeguards related to indigenous peoples.
Major infrastructure developments (e.g., dams, railways, roads)
Natural resource use/management (e.g., forestry, fisheries, conservation, agriculture, extractive industries)
Health
Urban planning
New technologies
Gendered impacts
Cumulative impacts/Strategic environmental assessments
The studies may have been conducted ahead of the intervention, during or after it, or may even be a set of documents that covers all of these. Ideally the reports will be from within the last decade or so. If you are aware of, or have access to, any documents fitting this description, please contact Sango Mahanty at sango.mahanty@anu.edu.au. Sango will share the library with all contributors. |
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ICMM commits to UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as a condition of membership |
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03 December 2018 |
London, Europe |
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The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) announced new membership requirements to advance the sustainability performance of the mining sector, committing members to implement the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Speaking at the UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, Tom Butler, ICMM’s Chief Executive announced ICMM’s new performance expectations that will define what mining with principles looks like in practice, by setting a benchmark for the industry’s environmental and social performance. The performance expectations will apply to all ICMM’s company members who manage almost 650 assets in over 50 countries, covering nearly half of the world’s iron ore and copper production, and over a quarter of all mined commodities by value. Therefore, it will be the most far-reaching initiative to advance environmental and social performance in the mining industry. More info at: http://www.icmm.com/pe-pr |
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IAIA18, “Environmental Justice in Societies in Transition,” will be held 16-19 May 2018 |
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09 March 2018 |
Durban, South Africa., Africa |
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IAIA18, “Environmental Justice in Societies in Transition,” will be held 16-19 May 2018 in Durban, South Africa. For more information, visit the conference web site. #iaia18 The preliminary program is available. Download it today to see an overview of the technical program, details on training courses and technical visits, special meetings and networking activities, and more! Registration is open until 20 April at http://conferences.iaia.org/2018/registration.php. |
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Definitive SIA guidance document to be launched 20 April at IAIA15 |
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07 April 2015 |
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Vanclay, F., Esteves, A.M., Aucamp, I. & Franks, D. 2015
Social Impact Assessment: Guidance for assessing and managing the social
impacts of projects. Fargo ND: International Association for Impact
Assessment (IAIA).
At the IAIA'15 conference (specifically at Monday 20 April, 11.00
-12.30) there will be a theme forum at which the document will be
officially launched.
Published by the International Association for Impact
Assessment, this 100-odd page document will become the definitive
statement on best practice in social impact assessment.
Available for download below, or in Resources section of this website www.socialimpactassessment.com and on www.iaia.org
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SIA Practitioners |
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Mrs Maryam NajibiRabiei
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SIA Training |
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Land Acquisition, Resettlement, and Social Sustainability Winter School
Community Insights Group
Groningen, The Netherlands |
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