PLAN
The PLAN stage includes data collection and analysis that forms the basis of social performance review and planning and management.
Changes in the internal context (see 2.2 Task 2), the Area of Influence (see 2.2 Task 3), the external context (see 2.2 Task 4), and in systemic vulnerability (see 2.2 Task 5) should be reflected, as appropriate, in the site’s:
- Long-term social performance objectives (see 2.2 Task 6)
- Social Management Plan (see 2.2 Task 7)
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan and activities (see Section 3A)
- Assessment of potential social and human rights impacts and risks (see Section 3C).
Task 1 ‒ Conduct screening
Sites should conduct a screening exercise to determine which of the topics covered in Section 4, Impact and Risk Prevention and Management, should be screened into their social review and planning process. These topics include socio-economic development (see Section 4A); contractor social management (see Section 4B); community health and safety (see Section 4C); emergency preparedness and response planning (see Section 4D); security management (including the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights) (see Section 4E); land access, displacement and resettlement (see Section 4F); site-induced migration (SIM) (see Section 4G); cultural heritage (see Section 4H); Indigenous Peoples (see Section 4I); conflict management (see Section 4J); and, artisanal and small-scale mining (see Section 4K).
Screening should be conducted at a minimum every five years as part of the internal and external context review update (see 2.2 Tasks 2 and 4). The screening exercise should be conducted more frequently as needed; for example, where there are significant changes in the
, or where it is evident from monitoring and evaluation processes that a topic previously screened out should now be screened in.
A screening tool that explains how to determine whether the topics covered in Section 4 should be screened in or out is included in Tools. Sites should consult with
and Group Social Performance when using this tool and determining what is screened in or out. Note that socio-economic development, contractor social management, community health and safety, emergency preparedness and response planning, and security management and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights are always screened in.
Screening requires an understanding of the internal context (see 2.2 Task 2), the Area of Influence (see 2.2 Task 3), and the external context (see 2.2 Task 4). Where a topic is screened in, the relevant Section 4 chapter provides guidance on any specific baseline data to be collected as part of the external context review (see 2.2 Task 4).
In case a topic is screened in, it should subsequently be assessed as part of
(see Section 3B). However, the social and human rights impacts and risks covered in
are not limited to the topics covered in Section 4. Sites should use the Social Consequence Matrix (see Section 3B or 3C) to assess the full range of potential social and human rights impacts and risks.