scholarly journals Walk the Talk—A Sustainability Management System for Social Acceptance in Nordic Mining

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3508
Author(s):  
Helena Ranängen ◽  
Åsa Lindman
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Sustainability Management ◽  
Management Models ◽  
Planning Step ◽  
Social License ◽  
The Social

The mining industry has experienced increased stakeholder pressure over the last decades, and the legitimacy of the mining industry and its place in society is sometimes questioned. On the other hand, high corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance can lead to an increased social acceptance, which in the end may give the mining company the social license to operate. This article focuses on stakeholder management within management system thinking in order to enhance the social acceptance for mining. The purpose is to describe a mining company’s existing stakeholder management practice and identify areas for improvement using established stakeholder management models to achieve an efficient and effective stakeholder management practice. The purpose is also to describe how conceptual sustainability management system (SMS) frameworks can be usefully applied and, more specifically, whether and how stakeholder management models and the concept of materiality analysis are useful for the planning step in an SMS for social acceptance. The findings show that the used SMS framework fits well in this context, and that a materiality analysis can beneficially be used for the ‘systemization of stakeholder demands’ in the planning step of an SMS.

scholarly journals A Natural Language Processing Approach to Social License Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8441
Author(s):  
Robert G. Boutilier ◽  
Kyle Bahr
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language Processing ◽  
Natural Language ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
Social License ◽  
The Social ◽  
Project Life

Dealing with the social and political impacts of large complex projects requires monitoring and responding to concerns from an ever-evolving network of stakeholders. This paper describes the use of text analysis algorithms to identify stakeholders’ concerns across the project life cycle. The social license (SL) concept has been used to monitor the level of social acceptance of a project. That acceptance can be assessed from the texts produced by stakeholders on sources ranging from social media to personal interviews. The same texts also contain information on the substance of stakeholders’ concerns. Until recently, extracting that information necessitated manual coding by humans, which is a method that takes too long to be useful in time-sensitive projects. Using natural language processing algorithms, we designed a program that assesses the SL level and identifies stakeholders’ concerns in a few hours. To validate the program, we compared it to human coding of interview texts from a Bolivian mining project from 2009 to 2018. The program’s estimation of the annual average SL was significantly correlated with rating scale measures. The topics of concern identified by the program matched the most mentioned categories defined by human coders and identified the same temporal trends.

scholarly journals The Significance of Social Perceptions in Implementing Successful Feral Cat Management Strategies: A Global Review

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooke P. Deak ◽  
Bertram Ostendorf ◽  
David A. Taggart ◽  
David E. Peacock ◽  
Douglas K. Bardsley
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
Feral Cats ◽  
Social License ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Education And Awareness

This review examines the social aspects that influence feral cat management. In particular, it examines definitions and perceptions of feral cats as a species in different countries and across cultures. Using case studies from around the world, we investigate the factors that can influence public perceptions and social acceptance of feral cats and management methods. The review then highlights the importance of social factors in management and suggests the best approach to use in the future to ease the process of gaining a social license for management campaigns. Implications of the influence of education and awareness on public perception and acceptance are further explained, and are suggested to be an essential tool in successfully engaging the community about management in the future.

Beyond the social license to operate: Whole system approaches for a socially responsible mining industry

2022 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 102343
Author(s):  
Brunilde Verrier ◽  
Carl Smith ◽  
Mohsen Yahyaei ◽  
Marcin Ziemski ◽  
Gordon Forbes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Social License To Operate ◽  
Social License ◽  
The Social ◽  
System Approaches

Measuring the social license to operate of the mining industry in an Amazonian town: A case study of Canaã dos Carajás, Brazil

2020 ◽  
pp. 101892
Author(s):  
Thiago Leite Cruz ◽  
Valente José Matlaba ◽  
José Aroudo Mota ◽  
Jorge Filipe dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Social License To Operate ◽  
Social License ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Problems of the social non-acceptance of mining projects with particular emphasis on the European Union – a literature review

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarosław Badera
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Mineral Industry ◽  
Modern Approach ◽  
The Social

Abstract Problems of the social non-acceptance of the mining industry (particularly development projects) is relatively new, so more widely discussed for a relatively short time. In this paper, an extensive review of worldwide literature on this topic has been presented with special regard to the specificity of the European Union countries, where the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) phenomenon is one of the key reasons for local community opposition. The problem is recognized mainly from the perspective of the mineral industry, but also from the point of view of government, NGOs or local communities. There are case studies, publications in the range of sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, geo-ethics, proposals for new analytical methods (for example multi-criteria and others) or effective solutions. The improvement in social acceptance for the mineral industry may be achieved by further development of technological, organizational and scientific methods which minimizes mining influences on the environment and society developing. Modern approach to social issues associated with mineral activity includes also strategies of bilateral communication, mediation/negotiation, cooperation between stakeholders to a larger extent then in the past. However, it is the continuous need of extensive, in-depth social debate on mineral development projects in the European Union, both in energetic and non-energetic branch.

scholarly journals 234 Earning public trust in gene editing

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 57-58
Author(s):  
Amy te Plate-Church
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Gene Editing ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Oversight ◽  
Social License ◽  
The Social ◽  
Food Integrity

Abstract Gene editing has tremendous potential to benefit society and food production. Yet, the social license to develop the technology to its full potential is dependent on public support and market acceptance. Traditionally it has been assumed that sound science and appropriate government oversight will result in social acceptance of innovation. What consumers want first and foremost, according to research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), is to know that food producers share their values, like producing safe, affordable, nutritious food in a manner that protects our environment. Sixty-five percent of U.S. consumers surveyed want to know more about how food is produced (CFI, 2017). Testing of videos about CRISPR indicate more than half of viewers want to learn more, and support for CRISPR rose from 45 to 60% when given credible, clear and understandable information. In reviewing more than 15 studies about consumer opinions on biotechnology, CFI found these consistent themes. 1) There is a considerable knowledge gap among consumers – in science and modern plant and animal breeding. 2) Before describing gene editing, it is helpful to show the evolution of genetic improvement. 3) The public wants information from credentialed experts, but they do not want an academic explanation. 4) Analogies and visuals are important to explain science, and they should be understandable without being oversimplified. 5) Consumers show strongest support for benefits of science related to environmental stewardship, healthier food and disease resistance. 6) Consumers have additional questions about use of science in animals, compared to plants. Because scientists and academic institutions among the most-trusted sources for information about biotechnology, they have a unique opportunity to effectively engage and provide information the public wants and needs to make informed decisions about gene editing.

Innovative approaches to improving the management system in the sphere of social protection of the population

2018 ◽  
pp. 4-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Mahortov ◽  
Nataliya Telichko
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Effective Mechanism ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
State Administration ◽  
The Social ◽  
Innovative Approaches

The system of social’s defence of population is considered as object of state administration. Basic problems in her structure are educed under the prism of foreign experience of the European countries. The ways of reformation and realization of state administrations of the social defense’s system of population in Ukraine and development of effective mechanism of its management are offer.

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