Category Archives: Issue 10

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 [...]

Critical Minerals Drive Infrastructure Investment

The surge in demand for critical minerals—such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements—has [...]

Global Push for Responsible Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Around mid-2025, momentum grew worldwide to secure responsible supply chains for critical minerals such as [...]

Modern Mining Emphasizes Social License and Community Partnerships

Modern mining is undergoing a profound transformation—moving away from a traditional extractive mindset toward a [...]

PERU: Illegal and Informal Copper Mining Risks Production Targets

On June 3, 2025, Peru projected copper output to reach 2.8 million tonnes in 2025, [...]