The pace of mineral extraction has greatly accelerated since the mid-1950s, with a major
mineral boom taking place in the past decade. Responding to growing demands for more …

Purpose The discourse aimed to investigate green finance practices under the assumptions
of several notable climate advisors and speculators in Asia and particularly in Southeast …

Highlights•Green initiatives have had negative social impacts and are contested.•The
physical and economic displacement of local people has been a major impact.•The human …

Abstract While the World Bank safeguard policies and International Finance Corporation
Performance Standards specify the requirements to be observed when project-induced …

Social impact assessment (SIA) is a field of research and practice that addresses everything
associated with managing social issues throughout the project lifecycle (pre-conception to …

Abstract The Social Framework for Projects assists in understanding, assessing, planning
and managing the social issues associated with big projects, such as those leading to the …

To gain a social license to operate and grow, companies should have effective community
engagement activities, social impact assessment processes, environmental and social …

The objective of this study is to understand the impact of corporate social responsibility on
firm performance and measure the difference of this impact on local and foreign companies …

We address the weaknesses inherent in the social risk assessments undertaken for
business, especially in the extractive industries. In contrast to the conventional approach that …

We explore why having a Social Licence to Operate (SLO) is essential for large projects. We
analyse the Khudoni Hydroelectric Power Plant in the Svaneti region of Georgia, which was …