SC1-Corporate Social Responsibility and Community and Indigenous Engagement – Managing your Prospects  

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Date: Friday, January 20
Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Location: The Westin Bayshore – Stanley Park Ballroom Salon 1, level 2
Presented by: AME BC, Laureen Whyte (Arbutus Consulting) and Ian Thomson (On Common Ground Consulting).
Maximum Capacity: 112
Sponsored by: Goldcorp Inc.

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Schedule 

The mineral exploration and development business is diverse, but what these companies have in common is the need to access the land and manage the increasingly complex demands of responsible development. Exploration projects in many parts of the world must engage and include local and indigenous communities in their development plans and work together for long-term, shared success to be fully realized.

As the minerals sector incorporates more aspects of environmental, health & safety and responsible exploration & development into its standard practices, we also face expectations from regulators, communities and the public for more transparency and reporting of socially responsible practices. This short course provides practical guidance on the ways companies and exploration and development teams can manage, safeguard and enhance the value of their investments by investing wisely in responsible exploration practices with a focus on community and indigenous engagement. This aspect of responsible exploration is known as acquiring social license to operate. 

Key to achieving social license is knowing how to assess, scale and implement social responsibility activities appropriately to the stage of the project and to the local situation. The session will highlight current trends and leading practices in community engagement, indigenous peoples’ rights, human rights and governance.

The focus will then shift to the process and practical techniques for indigenous community engagement and consultation that occur through the sequence of mineral exploration and development (mining cycle) from acquiring tenure to moving a project into production. By applying these concepts to a simulation exercise, the workshop will provide a step-by-step approach to identifying needs and implementing a strategic community engagement approach. We will provide examples of how companies and indigenous communities can manage the relationship-building required to achieve long-term, shared success.