Social Impact Management Plans: Innovation in corporate and public policy
Abstract
Social Impact Assessment (SIA) has traditionally been practiced as a predictive study for the regulatory approval of major projects, however, in recent years the drivers and domain of focus for SIA have shifted. This paper details the emergence of Social Impact Management Plans (SIMPs) and undertakes an analysis of innovations in corporate and public policy that have put in place ongoing processes – assessment, management and monitoring – to better identify the nature and scope of the social impacts that might occur during implementation and to proactively respond to change across the lifecycle of developments. Four leading practice examples are analyzed. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards require the preparation of Environmental and Social Management Plans for all projects financed by the IFC identified as having significant environmental and social risks. Anglo American, a major resources company, has introduced a Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox, which requires mine sites to undertake regular assessments and link these assessments with their internal management systems, monitoring activities and a Social Management Plan. In South Africa, Social and Labour Plans are submitted with an application for a mining or production right. In Queensland, Australia, Social Impact Management Plans were developed as part of an Environmentalmore »
- Authors:
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- Department of Cultural Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, The University of Groningen, P.O. Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen (Netherlands)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 22246907
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 43; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0195-9255
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; COMMUNITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HAZARDS; IMPLEMENTATION; MINES; PUBLIC POLICY; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Citation Formats
Franks, Daniel M., E-mail: d.franks@uq.edu.au, and Vanclay, Frank. Social Impact Management Plans: Innovation in corporate and public policy. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web. doi:10.1016/J.EIAR.2013.05.004.
Franks, Daniel M., E-mail: d.franks@uq.edu.au, & Vanclay, Frank. Social Impact Management Plans: Innovation in corporate and public policy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EIAR.2013.05.004
Franks, Daniel M., E-mail: d.franks@uq.edu.au, and Vanclay, Frank. 2013.
"Social Impact Management Plans: Innovation in corporate and public policy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EIAR.2013.05.004.
@article{osti_22246907,
title = {Social Impact Management Plans: Innovation in corporate and public policy},
author = {Franks, Daniel M., E-mail: d.franks@uq.edu.au and Vanclay, Frank},
abstractNote = {Social Impact Assessment (SIA) has traditionally been practiced as a predictive study for the regulatory approval of major projects, however, in recent years the drivers and domain of focus for SIA have shifted. This paper details the emergence of Social Impact Management Plans (SIMPs) and undertakes an analysis of innovations in corporate and public policy that have put in place ongoing processes – assessment, management and monitoring – to better identify the nature and scope of the social impacts that might occur during implementation and to proactively respond to change across the lifecycle of developments. Four leading practice examples are analyzed. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards require the preparation of Environmental and Social Management Plans for all projects financed by the IFC identified as having significant environmental and social risks. Anglo American, a major resources company, has introduced a Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox, which requires mine sites to undertake regular assessments and link these assessments with their internal management systems, monitoring activities and a Social Management Plan. In South Africa, Social and Labour Plans are submitted with an application for a mining or production right. In Queensland, Australia, Social Impact Management Plans were developed as part of an Environmental Impact Statement, which included assessment of social impacts. Collectively these initiatives, and others, are a practical realization of theoretical conceptions of SIA that include management and monitoring as core components of SIA. The paper concludes with an analysis of the implications for the practice of impact assessment including a summary of key criteria for the design and implementation of effective SIMPs. -- Highlights: • Social impact management plans are effective strategies to manage social issues. • They are developed in partnership with regulatory agencies, investors and community. • SIMPs link assessment to ongoing management and address social and community issues. • SIMPs clarify responsibilities in the management of impacts, opportunities and risks. • SIMPs demonstrate a shift to include management as a core component of SIA practice.},
doi = {10.1016/J.EIAR.2013.05.004},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22246907},
journal = {Environmental Impact Assessment Review},
issn = {0195-9255},
number = ,
volume = 43,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Fri Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}