This section is aligned with international standards, requirements and guidance on , including guidance by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) and others. Other standards that apply to include the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards (IFC PS) relating to Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts (1), Community Health, Safety and Security (4), and Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement (5).
International guidance and standards require that, at a minimum, the context and dynamics are understood, engagement with stakeholders is conducted, and -related risks and impacts are identified and managed. Where legal and other factors permit, there may also be situations where the site should evaluate the merits of supporting or facilitating the formalisation and professionalisation of , in collaboration with the host-country Government and other relevant actors.
Where is present on a site’s concession or in the site’s Area of Influence, the site is required to identify, assess and manage -related impacts and risks. This requirement applies across all stages of the asset lifecycle.
Specifically, this section:
- Highlights core definitions and concepts relating to and interacting with
- Provides an overview of good practice guidance and standards relating to engagement with
- Provides guidance on how to analyse and understand the context and dynamics of
- Outlines how to identify, assess and manage -related impacts and risks
- Provides guidance on how to identify and engage with stakeholders
- Describes the process of determining an management approach and the development and implementation of an Management Plan
- Details specific considerations for economic or physical displacement of stakeholders
- Details the external partnerships required as well as the internal coordination and cross-functional collaboration needed in the context of
Intended users
The management of requires a multi-disciplinary approach. The intended users of this section include Social Performance, Security, Legal, Safety, Health and Environment, Risk Management and Government Relations. In some circumstances, Business Unit or Group level actors such as Corporate Relations and Legal may also need to be involved.
Relevance to other sections
management is interconnected with and supported by other components and sections of the Social Way Toolkit:
- Governance (Section 1)
- Section 1 provides guidance on social performance management and resourcing. It establishes the Social Performance Management Committee (SPMC) as the main governance structure supporting cross-functional collaboration in developing, implementing and monitoring the Management Plan (as relevant) and reviewing -related impacts and risks.
- Review and Planning (Section 2)
- Sites should include -related information in the internal and external context review. Sites should also consider actors when assessing systemic vulnerability.
- Engagement and Analysis (Section 3)
- A. Stakeholder engagement (3A) - management requires engagement with a broad range of stakeholders. The Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) should include specific approaches for engagement with -related stakeholders, including for those directly involved in .
- B. Incident and Grievance Management (3B) - Sites should ensure that stakeholders involved in are able to access the grievance process and that grievances and incidents related to are addressed.
- C. Social and Human Rights Impacts and Risk Analysis (SHIRA) (3C) - Sites should include -related impacts and risks in .
- Impact and Risk Prevention and Management (Section 4)
- A. Socio-Economic Development (SED) (4A) - programmes and/or projects can help control, prevent or mitigate risks and impacts related to . Where programmes and/or projects form part of a site’s approach to management, these should be incorporated in the site’s Plan.
- C. Community Health and Safety (CHS) Management (4C) - activities can adversely impact the health and safety of site staff, contractors, local communities, and those directly involved in . Mitigation measures around community health and safety impacts to -related stakeholders (related to the site’s presence and activities) should be included or referenced in the site’s management plan.
- D. Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning (EPRP) (4D) - Stakeholders involved in can cause and/or be the victim of site-induced emergencies. An example of an -related emergency is pit wall failure or collapse of tunnels and galleries in workings on or off-site property, caused by site vibrations and blasting. Relevant -related emergencies should be incorporated into the site’s .
- E. Security Management and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (4E) - Site security services must adhere to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights when engaging with stakeholders involved in . Potential human rights impacts related to the interaction between security services and stakeholders should be assessed and managed as part of .
- F. Land Access, Displacement and Resettlement (4F) - Eligible stakeholders may need to be economically or physically displaced. This should be managed using the process for land access, displacement and resettlement outlined in section 4F.
- G. Site-Induced Migration (4G) - Where is a component of site-induced migration (SIM) this should be included in the site’s analysis and management of .
- I. Indigenous Peoples (4I) - In some cases, is a traditional livelihood activity of indigenous peoples. In other cases, by other stakeholder groups may impact on Indigenous Peoples.
- J. Conflict Management (4J) - can be a source of conflict between a site and -related stakeholders, within communities, and with government authorities and should therefore be considered in the site’s conflict analysis and management approach as appropriate.