The Boréalis Blog

Category: Community relations

Community relations

What you need to know about the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard

For the vast majority of businesses that strive to build trusted relationships, stakeholder engagement is an ongoing journey. So is the road to adopting more effective stakeholder engagement strategies and...

Jean-Charles Thiry
September 17, 2020

Community relations, Stakeholder engagement

Want to achieve sustainability? Don’t forget about social issues

Much has been written about the economic and environmental aspects of sustainable development. For many organizations, in fact, sustainable developments ends with monitoring environmental data. But sustainability is so much...

Jean-Charles Thiry
June 19, 2020

Community relations

Why engaging with Stakeholders during crisis is crucial

A word from our CEO on the Covid-19 crisis Everyone needs reassurance in times of crisis. You included. But I would urge you to put your stakeholders first. Because your...

Patrick Grégoire
March 20, 2020

Community relations

FPIC : Free, prior, and informed consent in the mining and oil & gas sectors

Companies operating in the extractive sectors face numerous challenges that firms in other industries do not have to contend with. First, the richest oil and gas reserves and mineral deposits...

Patrick Grégoire
October 22, 2019

Community relations, Stakeholder engagement

Next-Gen Stakeholder & Community Engagement

What strategies, skills, and frameworks are shaping the next generation of stakeholder and community engagement? This question has been on everyone’s lips since the Covid 19 situation has propelled us into...

Francis Dupont
June 10, 2019

Community relations

Think twice before migrating your stakeholder engagement software

Most organizations that need to secure a social license to operate to ensure successful project delivery have long switched from Excel spreadsheets to stakeholder management software. But not all platforms are made equal. Some require you to take the time-consuming route of having to migrate just to access the latest version of the software – a route that can put your hard-earned data at risk.

Francis Dupont
February 7, 2019

Community relations, Stakeholder engagement

Online Engagement vs. Overall Stakeholder Engagement

Online engagement is the new trend in the stakeholder engagement era, but does that mean that it alone can support all stakeholder engagement activities?

Francis Dupont
October 18, 2018

Community relations, Stakeholder engagement

Economic Development in Isolated Communities: Students Learn About Stakeholder Engagement in the Field

With the emergence of stakeholder engagement as table stakes for corporations seeking more sustainable operations, better community relations and impactful public affairs, it comes as no surprise that Corporate Social...

Ruben Burga
September 4, 2018