by Gary MacDonald | Oct 8, 2013 | Communications, Community Development, Community Relations, Environmental Impact Assessment, Health Impact Assessment, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Influx Management, Resettlement, Risk Management, Security, Social Impact Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement
New social performance management website engages practitioners in dialogue about what they do “If you’re doing this work without an ethical base you’re just co-opting people.” That’s what Wesley Cragg said recently at a session on social performance management in...
by Gary MacDonald | Apr 20, 2013 | Health, Human Rights, IFC, Risk Management, Safety, Security, Social Performance Management, VPSHR
Health and safety impacts of conflict, violence and human-rights abuse linked to security operations These are some of the most severe outcomes that extractive industries face in international communities. In addition to their human toll, they can cause significant...
by Gary MacDonald | Oct 20, 2011 | CSR, Human Rights, Mining
How extractive companies handle stakeholder grievances about their overseas behavior is increasingly influencing global public perception about them. The recent release of the first report from Canada’s “voluntary” process underlines this point. In...
by Gary MacDonald | Oct 5, 2011 | Human Rights, Indigenous People
It is increasingly clear that for companies, “getting it right” includes managing and mitigating impacts on indigenous or vulnerable people. And they’re not the only ones looking at such impacts. Last month, the UN body responsible for protecting the rights of...
by Gary MacDonald | Jun 25, 2011 | Human Rights, UN
On June 16th, 2011, The United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed the Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (Guiding Principles). The Guiding Principles outline how states and businesses should implement the three pillars set out in the “Protect, Respect...