September 16, 2026Social investment is often seen as an act of goodwill rather than a deliberate, strategic choice that enhances social licence and builds social capacity for the long-term. And while nothing mandates an organisation to do it (yet),…
August 19, 2026Every project sits at the intersection of three forces: what the community expects, what the regulator requires, and what the…
July 21, 2026Social impact assessments (SIAs) are common practice for major projects and development approvals. They are fundamental to understanding and responding…
June 17, 2026Social licence to operate is one of the most used and least understood concepts. It often appears in board papers, approvals documents and media commentary in ways that do not…
May 27, 2026Proponents and their advisors will easily recognise examples of communities mobilising to make their influence felt. This is rarely due to bad faith actors, but rather driven by compressed timeframes and occurs when organisations underestimate the underlying community sentiment. When consultation stops feeling genuine The case for…
April 22, 2026Across WA's resources, energy, and infrastructure sectors, a gap is widening between what organisations report under their sustainability frameworks and…
March 25, 2026Across Australia's resources, energy, and infrastructure sectors, stakeholder engagement is widely recognised as essential, and yet it continues to fail…
January 23, 2026
