Social Licence to Operate (SLO): introducing the SLO guide for sustainable Arctic industries

In the Arctic, balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability and community needs is crucial for achieving long-term success. The latest ArcticHubs report introduces a comprehensive Handbook for Social Licence to Operate (SLO) in Arctic Industries, which aims to support sustainable Arctic industries in earning the trust and acceptance of local communitiesā€”an essential factor for successful operations in these fragile environments. The concept of Social Licence to Operate (SLO) goes beyond …

Latest workshop to evolve the ArcticHubs research tools šŸ› ļø

Taking advantage of an already strong participation of ArcticHubs researchers at Arctic Frontiers 2024, we doubled up to use the visit to additionally stage an interactive workshop to refine developments around two of our collaborative research tools ā€“ namely QMethod, and Social Licence to Operate (SLO) beyond the mining sector. In addition to Arctic Frontiers, the Norwegian Arctic city of TromsĆø also hosts three of our consortium organisations (NORCE, NOFIMA, …