Creating enterprise takes a first-person narrative, not a data miner
By Rebecca Reiber When it comes to enterprise development, I wouldn’t recommend basing credit decisions on indoor toilets or gifts from relatives living abroad. That’s why a recent article on creditworthiness indicators and how lenders use data from informal channels...
Cracking the vault
Financial advisors count social performance By Carol Odell and Zoe Mullard You already know the markets have cooled off for most natural resource organizations and that means it is getting harder to find funding – but do you know what you can do about it? Improving an...
The 7 criteria you can use to find a credible performance standard
A GEMM of an idea grounds performance By Zoe Mullard and Janis Shandro There is no shortage of reporting frameworks you can use to demonstrate social and environmental performance. But how do you know which ones are credible? That was one of the key questions debated...
New Executive Training Session: Health, Safety and Security and the Extractives Industry
Health and safety impacts of conflict, violence and human-rights abuse linked to security operations These are some of the most severe outcomes that extractive industries face in international communities. In addition to their human toll, they can cause significant...
Traditional tribal culture clashes with democratic initiatives
By Sylvie Charland Best practices in managing natural resources show that when community members are not only informed of the decisions affecting them, but also participate in the decision-making process, results are optimized. So what do you do when this concept of...
Lever social acceptance through your operational needs
A huge opportunity many companies miss By Trevor Kalinowsky If trade press and conference promoters are anything to go by, local content is the latest trend to hit the social performance landscape. Apparently if your project or company doesn’t have a ‘framework...
New Directions
By Gary MacDonald CSR is dead to us. Now, I know you may be wondering if that means we are heading in a new direction. Not at all. We just don’t do CSR. Okay, some people would characterize what we do as working on issues related to corporate social...
Monkey Forest Presents at the 2012 Asian Mining Indaba
Tim McLaughlin presented at the Asian Mining Indaba conference that took place on October 28-31, 2012 in Singapore. The presentation highlights the importance of conducting regular social due diligence reviews. Tim McLaughlin presented at the Asian Mining Indaba...
Canadian Anti-Mining Day Tests Power of Social Media
Social media tools have been touted as being just for the young and frivolous. But multi-country events such as the Continental Day of Action Against Canadian Mega Resource Extraction suggest it is time for extractive industry thought leaders to join the conversation...