"I have always found the team at Banarra to be responsive and well-organised. During our assurance engagements they meet with a range of employees across the business and their professionalism and wide knowledge of sustainability issues and practices is key to the success of this process. Their thorough approach and expertise brings a valuable perspective that has helped further sustainability at Westpac."
Alison Ewings,
Senior Sustainability Advisor
THE WESTPAC GROUP
Our service components include:
Social impact and human rights assessments
Stakeholder engagement strategies and training
Community and human rights strategy and planning
Community relations systems building, reviews and audits
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Trust has arguably become the key currency for companies seeking to secure their social licence to operate and defend their reputations. The quality of stakeholder relationships and demonstrable understanding of their issues and concerns are critical for successful social and human rights performance.
Despite this many organisations shrink from strategically engaging with the social dimension of sustainability, seeing it as too complex, too nebulous, or just too hard.
From organisations who are beginning to assess their social and human rights risks to those who are looking for strategic advantage or significant improvements to their social licence to operate, we provide a tailored service that:
• Provides thorough understanding of stakeholder issues and concerns
• Results in recommendations that generate social licence to operate and protect reputation
• Delivers significant improvements in social and human rights performance
We have significant capabilities and experience in the social dimension of sustainability with a large number of our team holding social science qualifications.
Our social and human rights service includes:
• Social impact and human rights assessments
• Social stakeholder engagement strategies
• Community and human rights strategy and planning
• Facilitated community and NGO engagements
• Community relations systems building, reviews and audits
• Grievance mechanism building, review and audits
• Third party Disability, Reconciliation and Indigenous Action Plan Reviews
• Community engagement and investment program evaluation
• Stakeholder engagement training using Banarra’s four generational model
“LGL has been using Banarra to assist our team with a number of challenging projects. Their experience and understanding of how miners should manage their sustainable development risks and opportunities especially with host communities has been particularly impressive. As a result they are one of our most valued consultants.”
Nick Currey, General Manager Sustainable Development Lihir Gold Limited"
Please contact our social and human rights service lead Richard Boele