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A compendium of concrete good practices to security and human rights challenges aimed at companies, security providers, civil society, national regulators and other practitioners
Conduct a social baseline study and a risk and impact assessment and update them regularly (See Challenge 4.1.a.)
Undertake a stakeholder mapping and analysis (See Challenge 4.1.b.)
Develop a stakeholder engagement strategy (See Challenge 4.1.b.) and build community support for the project without raising unrealistic expectations
Engage constructively with people opposing the project
Engage with national and local authorities to address communities’ needs (See Challenge 1.2.d.)
Monitor changes in the quality of stakeholder relationships (IFC: 107)
Conduct a socioeconomic baseline study and a risk assessment and update them regularly (See Challenge 4.1.a.)
Adjust security arrangements to prevent and mitigate security risks
Discuss security issues with communities on a regular basis (See Challenge 4.2.c.)
Review the company’s social investment strategy
* These good practices are not meant to be prescriptive. It is up to the user to evaluate whether they could be feasible, useful and appropriate to the local context in a specific situation on the ground.
1. See Davis, Rachel and Daniel M. Franks. 2014. “Costs of Company-Community Conflict in the Extractive Sector.” Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative Report No. 66. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Kennedy School.
2. The social license to operate refers to the level of acceptance or approval by local communities and stakeholders of companies and their operations. It is based on the idea that companies need not only government permission (or permits) but also ‘social permission’ to conduct their business.
3. Challenges related to the role of the host government are addressed in Chapter 1 of this Toolkit.
4. Community Development Toolkit (ICMM, 2012), p. 129-130.
5. Business and International Humanitarian Law: An Introduction to the Rights and Obligations of Business Enterprises under International Humanitarian Law (ICRC, 2206), p.20.
6. Community Grievance Mechanisms in the Oil and Gas Industry (IPIECA, 2015), p. 23.
7. Engaging Stakeholders on Children’s Rights - A Tool for Companies (UNICEF, 2014), p. 13.
9. Oil and Gas Sector Guide on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (IHRB and Shift, 2013), p. 36.
10. Engaging Stakeholders on Children’s Rights - A Tool for Companies (UNICEF, 2014), p. 6.
11. Gender Dimensions of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: A Rapid Assessment Toolkit (World Bank, 2012), p. 14.
12. Advice No. 4 - Thematic Advice of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (OHCHR, 2013), p. 39. Available at: http://www.ohchr.org/ Documents/Issues/IPeoples/EMRIP/CompilationEMRIP2009_2013_en.pdf
13. Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Business in Myanmar (IHRB, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, and DIHR, 2016), p. 25.
14. FPIC and the Extractive Industries: A Guide to Applying the Spirit of Free, Prior and Informed Consent in Industrial Projects (IIED, 2013), p. 22.
15. Performance Standard 7 – Indigenous Peoples (IFC, 2012), p.4.
16. Making Free, Prior & Informed Consent a Reality: Indigenous Peoples and the Extractive Industry (Cathal Doyle and Jill Cariño, 2013), p. 17.
17. Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Business in Myanmar (IHRB, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, and DIHR, 2016), p. 29.
18. Making Free, Prior & Informed Consent a Reality: Indigenous Peoples and the Extractive Industry (Cathal Doyle and Jill Cariño, 2013), p. 20.
19. Community Development Toolkit (ICMM, 2012), p. 77.
20. Piloting Principles for Effective Company-Stakeholder Grievance Mechanisms: A Report of Lessons Learned (Rees, 2011), p. 27.
21. Assessing the Effectiveness of Company Grievance Mechanisms: CSR Europe’s Management of Complaints Assessment (MOC-A) Results (CSR Europe, 2013), p. 19.
22. Pillar III on the Ground: An Independent Assessment of the Porgera Remedy Framework (Enodo Rights, 2016), p. 8.
23. Community Grievance Mechanisms in the Oil and Gas Industry (IPIECA, 2015), p. 58.
24. Bringing a Human Rights Lens to Stakeholder Engagement (Shift, 2013), p. 14.
25. Oil and Gas Sector Guide on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (IHRB and Shift, 2013), p. 42.
26. Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox (SEAT), Version 3 (AngloAmerican, 2012), p. 123.
27. Briefing Note 2: Involving Large Contractors in Enhancing Social Performance During Construction (ODI, 2004), p. 2.
28. Briefing Note 2: Involving Large Contractors in Enhancing Social Performance During Construction (ODI, 2004), p. 2.
29. Business and Armed Non-State Actors – Dilemmas, Challenges and a Way Forward (Ben Miller, Dost Bardouille and Sarah Cechvala, 2014), p. 21.