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 [...]