Economic |
- Loss of livelihoods and income for , e.g. due to economic displacement, reduction of land availability and access, reduction of access to production factors (such as streams and rivers to wash the ore), loss of lowest skilled, manual jobs if is formalised with site support and jobs are replaced by machinery/equipment.
- Cumulative impacts, such as diminishing land access due to mine expansion, urban expansion, other mining companies in the area, all land in the area already covered by large scale mining permits
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- Collaborate in a process to improve, professionalise and formalise livelihoods, considering potential indirect impacts on vulnerable groups
- Support alternative livelihoods (although in the context of , these are often ineffective)
- Also see further guidance on economic or physical displacement of in Section 4K. 4 Tools (Tool 2).
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- Social Performance
- Government Relations
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Personal and political security |
- Human rights abuses, injuries or fatalities of and/or community stakeholders due to public and/or private security forces
- Site engagement or decision-making processes do not provide opportunity for participation
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- Adherence to the by public and private security forces
- Inclusion of marginalised groups into stakeholder engagement to ensure their views are heard
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- Security
- Social Performance
- Government Relations
- S&SD
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Socio-cultural networks |
- Increased marginalisation of the most vulnerable. For example, youth, women, and undocumented migrants working in without alternative livelihood opportunities may be disproportionately affected if activities are stopped or changed, which could impact their status or function within a community or group.
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- Support alternative livelihoods for vulnerable groups (if appropriate and desired)
- Inclusion of marginalised groups into stakeholder engagement to ensure their views are heard
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Community health & safety |
- Injuries and fatalities of stakeholders on site and/or damage to the mine structure (e.g. instability of pit walls, shafts or tunnels) caused by activities (e.g. blasting)
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- Improve health, and safety practices at sites through awareness raising and capacity building, providing access to safer mining methods and technology
- Build capacity of local health services to respond to -specific health and safety issues
- Emergency response process includes -related emergencies
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Reputation |
- National and international negative media coverage, e.g. due to allegations of human rights abuses by private security forces contracted by the Company
- Pollution of water and degradation of land by perceived to be caused by the Company
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- Adherence to the by all public and private security forces
- Regular and transparent engagement with the media and civil society groups
- Improve environmental practices at sites through awareness raising and capacity building, providing access to safer mining methods and technology
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- Security
- Social Performance
- Government Relations
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Safety |
- Injuries and fatalities of employees, contractors or suppliers during interactions with or due to hazards created by activity
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- Enhanced security assessments, protocols and measures to protect site personnel
- tunnel/pit filling
- Emergency response process includes -related emergencies
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Financial |
- Theft of or damage to ore, assets, equipment
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- -related measures to support the establishment of alternative areas
- Security measures at site to protect against trespassing of actors
- Security measures to confiscate ore
- Chain of custody system between site and actors
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- Security
- Social Performance
- Government Relations
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Production |
- Production loss and delays due to operational stops, e.g. caused by protests, blockage of access roads by
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- Grievance process is known and used by actors
- Engagement processes established with actors allow them to feel heard and respected
- Approach to management mutually agreed with actors
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- Security
- Social Performance
- Government Relations
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Legal |
- Legal/compliance liability, e.g. duty of care, human rights
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- Adherence to national legislation
- Site security staff adhering to
- Security measures at site to protect against trespassing of actors
- Legal agreements with operators for management approaches involving cohabitation on site concession (approaches 4 – 6 below) that clearly specify standards and requirements
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- Legal
- Security
- Social Performance
- Government Relations
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