The Boréalis Blog

Let’s be honest. Few consumers trust global companies to operate in the best interest of society. And yet, most consumers expect them to be part of the solution. This is where government regulations typically come into play.   Above and beyond securing the support of external stakeholders like consumers and governments, global companies must simultaneously satisfy internal stakeholders as well. This can be done through community outreach programs, issues campaigns and by shaping public policy. […]

When talking about stakeholder engagement with our clients, it all comes down to the same simple bottom line: you all want to build successful and constructive relationships with your stakeholders. Am I right? You want to know which communities and individuals of interest think, talk, root for or against your projects, and you also want to open two-way dialogue with them regarding your activities and plans. And that’s exactly why you’re using the Boréalis Stakeholder […]

Online engagement seems to be the new trend in the stakeholder engagement era. For many community stakeholders, it’s much easier to pick up a smartphone, read about the project, and share ideas or concerns online, right from home. Online communication also makes it easier for organizations to collect information from these otherwise silent stakeholders – whether it’s identifying multiple stakeholder groups in a high-density area through the comments posted on an engagement webpage, or validating […]

Fall is here for those of us in the northern hemisphere, which means a renewed return to productivity. To help you work more efficiently and effectively, our product development team has been hard at work in recent months preparing our fall 2018 release. What will you find in this most recent version? For starters, an enriched user experience, along with an improved mail handler and other smart time-saving features. Take a look: Let the AI-driven […]

If you ask anyone who deals with information management, they’ll tell you right away: their #1 challenge is making sure that their data is clean. How is that their biggest challenge? Because poor data quality doesn’t just equal lots of work cleaning it all up. It also means that your inputs won’t generate meaningful outputs. In other words, all the hard work won’t be paying up if it isn’t done properly to begin with.   […]

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 Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability are now part of college curriculums in Business Management. Add to that the UN’s Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and you’ve got the perfect recipe for transforming the way businesses do business altogether.   This wind of change […]