We identify and manage social impacts to secure regulatory approvals, community backing, and market confidence.
ReGen Strategic delivers social performance advice and social impact assessments for resource, energy, and infrastructure projects. Our job is to help you understand the social consequences of what you are proposing, design the controls and benefits that address them, and build the evidence that regulators, investors, and financiers now expect.
Our Social Impact Assessments (SIAs) are prepared to the EPA’s Social Surroundings guidance in WA, the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) SIA Guidelines, and the IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability. We strive to deliver reports that carry your project through assessment, financing, and commissioning.
Social performance goes beyond the SIA itself. We help clients set up social performance management systems, write social management plans, run monitoring programs, and close out commitments made during approvals. When incidents or disputes occur, we support investigations and corrective actions to regulator and lender standards.
Our team has led SIA, human rights due diligence, and social performance programs for mining, renewable energy, water, and transport projects across Australia. We work hand in hand with environmental and approvals teams so the social and the environmental work tell one story. We also bring long-standing relationships with EPA officers, DWER social surroundings specialists, and the federal DCCEEW social team, which means we can test our approach early rather than find gaps at assessment.
The work is scoped to where your project is at. That might be a standalone SIA, a refresh of your social management system, or ongoing social performance support across a portfolio.
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We help you build a clear picture of the communities around your project - mapping demographics, values, and priorities - to create an informed foundation for decision making and long term engagement.
Our team assesses how your operations affect people, identifying potential risks and opportunities so you can respond proactively and strengthen community trust
See moreWe design social investment and shared value strategies that ensure project benefits flow to local communities in meaningful, sustainable ways.
See moreReGen works with you to respect and protect cultural heritage, supporting compliance and collaboration with Traditional Owners to uphold commitments and foster enduring relationships.
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Northern Star operates the Super Pit in Kalgoorlie, a globally significant mining operation located near established communities and within an environmentally sensitive region. As the company evolved in ownership, scale and public profile, it sought support to clearly articulate its social purpose, community contribution and commitment to high environmental, social and governance standards.
Developed a consolidated communications and stakeholder engagement strategy informed by leadership and operational teams
Redesigned corporate branding, visual identity and style guide to better reflect organisational purpose and values
Led proactive engagement with political decision-makers, regulators, landowners and local community representatives
Delivered a social impact assessment to identify potential social impacts and opportunities for mitigation and benefit
Designed a stakeholder engagement strategy to support biodiversity restoration funding and offset requirements associated with current and future mining activity
Northern Star commenced implementation of the consolidated communications and engagement strategy, achieving positive early engagement with priority stakeholders and the local community. The refreshed brand and clearer articulation of purpose improved recognition of the company’s role in supporting global decarbonisation while responsibly managing local environmental and social impacts. The work strengthened community confidence, improved alignment between commitments and delivery, and positioned Northern Star as a more transparent and responsive operator. ReGen continues to support the company as it embeds its social performance approach and progresses long-term community and environmental outcomes.
Case Study
Talison Lithium is progressing a major expansion of its Greenbushes Lithium Operation near established South West communities with strong connections to place, landscape and heritage. The scale and duration of the expansion required a robust, regulator-ready understanding of social impacts, cumulative change and community expectations to support environmental approvals and long-term social licence.
Defined primary and secondary social localities to reflect areas of direct and indirect impact
Developed a comprehensive social baseline using demographic, economic and community data
Delivered independent community and stakeholder consultation including landholders, community groups and Traditional Owners
Assessed direct, indirect and cumulative social impacts across way of life, community, access, culture, health, surroundings and livelihoods
Identified practical mitigation and enhancement measures to address medium to high significance impacts
Aligned the assessment with EPA Social Surroundings guidance and leading national social impact assessment practice
The Social Impact Assessment provided Talison with a robust, evidence-based foundation to support its environmental approvals process. It identified key social risks and benefits associated with the expansion and set out practical, transparent mitigation and management measures. The work strengthened regulatory confidence, informed project design and enhanced Talison’s engagement with local communities. Importantly, the assessment supported clearer understanding of cumulative impacts and long-term change in the region. ReGen continues to support Talison in embedding social performance commitments as the expansion progresses.
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Tanya Steinbeck | Chief Executive Officer
The ability of ReGen to articulate the incredibly complex nature of stakeholder expectations from an ESG perspective is invaluable. The approach taken by the team was to not simply provide a blanket solution, but to really drill down into the detail of what our challenges were and to tailor their support to fit our objectives.
Jeremy Kenna | Group Manager – Communities &Indigenous Affairs Australia
ReGen’s breadth of skills and knowledge have been instrumental in helping us to connect with government and the local media. It is a pleasure working with an organisation that understands our positioning and is aligned with environmental sustainability.
Isaac Hinton | Head of Australia
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Dr Ray Macdonald | Chief Executive Officer
ReGen is our partner of choice for stakeholder engagement and strategic communication matters and has worked tirelessly to understand our business. Their pragmatic and client-focused solutions consistently exceed our expectations.
Ryan Watts | Business Development Manager
ReGen were highly professional and approachable in helping us to learn more about what it feels like to be in front of a camera or microphone. The team were very well researched when it came time to be firing the questions. I would highly recommend ReGen for their media training.
Darren Munday | Chief Executive Officer
ReGen’s work has been invaluable in ensuring we maintain a strong and trusted relationship with the WA Government. They are available whenever we need them and their knowledge of government policy is unparalleled. They have also exceeded all expectations in terms of media relations.
Andrew Sugiaputra | Managing Director
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