Author Archives: loren@mystod.com

U.S. Pentagons Invests in Rare-Earth Supply Chain

In early July 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense made a strategic $400 million investment [...]

Systematic Review: Stakeholder Roles in Mining CSR (2025)

In April 2025, a team of researchers led by Setyawan published a comprehensive systematic review [...]

Framework for Gaining & Maintaining Social License (2023)

In 2023, scholars introduced a robust, practice-oriented framework designed to guide organizations through the stages [...]

SLO Institutional Foundations and Stakeholder Theory

A team of researchers published a significant study examining the institutional foundations of social license [...]

Case Study: Social License in Peruvian Mining (2020)

Mining in Peru serves as a compelling real-world laboratory for understanding social license to operate [...]

MIT Thesis: Sustainable Critical Mineral Supply Chains (2024)

Rameen Malik’s 2024 master’s thesis at MIT’s Technology and Policy Program explores the complex dynamics [...]

UK Energy Networks Plan Faces Public Engagement Challenge

In early July 2025, Ofgem granted provisional approval for a sweeping £24 billion investment package [...]