The Boréalis Blog

Category: Community relations

Community relations

Response planning and Emergency preparedness in the extractive sector

Emergency preparedness and response planning in the mining and oil & gas industries has taken on increasing importance in recent years following a number of high profile oil spills, pipeline...

Boréalis
June 4, 2012

Community relations

Take Your Time and Find Your Goldmine of Information

Today’s businesses use several types of information systems to manage their operations as efficiently as possible. This means that a huge amount of information is being generated and the increased...

Boréalis
February 9, 2012

Community relations

The Keys to Successful Compensation

Compensation plans for individuals and communities affected by large-scale infrastructure projects, including mining and gas exploration, have changed significantly in recent years. They are no longer last-minute financial settlements in reaction...

Boréalis
December 1, 2011

Community relations

Indigenous peoples and their inclusion in extractive projects

Who are indigenous peoples? Indigenous peoples are social groups with identities that are unlike the dominant groups in national societies. In many cases they are among the most marginalized and/or...

Patrick Grégoire
November 21, 2011

Community relations

Human Rights Resources for Extractive Companies (part 2)

Management of human rights impacts by companies in the mining and oil & gas industries is part of a broader trend towards increased corporate social responsibility within the extractive sector...

Boréalis
October 5, 2011

Community relations

Human Rights Challenges in the Extractive Sector (part 1)

It is only within the past decade or so that companies operating in the extractive sector have begun to properly assess and address the human rights impacts of their operations....

Boréalis
September 18, 2011

Community relations

Stakeholder Engagement: Planning, executing and tracking progress

Stakeholder engagement is one of the cornerstones in the development of major infrastructures projects such as we see in the mining and oil & gas industries. The IFC defines stakeholders...

Boréalis
June 17, 2010