2019 PNG Industrial & Mining Resources Exhibition Paladin Presentation Community Engagement Creating a Social License to Operate Ian Stewart Director, Paladin
Introduction • Local Village insights • Community Engagement Issues • Social License to Operate (SLO) • Paladin’s 6P Framework • Summary Local Village – Purari RIver
Background • Purari River 2013, 2014 Local Airport Terminal Accommodation –Village Village – Town Hall Village – View of river from house
Background Hearty meal –Village Luxury local travel Business meeting –Village Town Hall meeting –Village
Community Issues • Project Operators seen as: 1. Absent and unwilling to visit local people 2. Creating barriers that local people cannot overcome 3. Not genuine • Security Operators see landowners as: 1. A security threat that may shut down the project 2. An economic threat with un-checked claims for compensation/contracts 3. Not capable of delivering services to the required standards 4. Not trusted
Social License to Operate • A Social License to Operate (SLO) is a community’s perceptions of the acceptability of a company and its local operations. Thomson and Boutilier (2011)
SLO – 6P Framework 1. People. We believe people are at the centre of what we do and we value their experience. 2. Projects. We have successfully delivered on projects across the region. 3. Place. We understand the culture, people and government of the areas we operate. 4. Partners. We work to develop strong partnerships at all levels for mutual benefit. 5. Presence. We seek to create a positive, lasting contribution for our projects. 6. Past. We value our past experience and carry that knowledge into the present.
People People. We believe people are at the centre of what we do and we value their experience. • Community Security seeks to have the goals of participants in the impact area, the security company and the investment company as one and the same. The result being that the whole community will rally to support the local project where a significant amount of community outcome is tied to the project in a positive way. • Stakeholders include: • Landowners • Indigenous populations (impact area, tribe/village, clan, district, province, country) • Staff • Interest Groups • Investors • End Users • Government (local, provincial, national)
Projects & Place Projects. We have successfully delivered on projects across the region. Place. We understand the culture, people and government of the areas we operate. Insights from recent APPEA Oil and Gas Conference 27-30 May 2019 in Brisbane www.appeaconference.com.au ‘Notification and communication before the fact – [using] a more proactive approach as first impressions matter’ Warwick Squire – Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (Queensland Government)
Partners Partners. We work to develop strong partnerships at all levels for mutual benefit. • Build, Operate and Transfer Model • Build a partnership/project/company together • Operate in partnership whilst creating skills and training in local population • Transfer skills, knowledge and ownership to the local population
Partners – Build, Operate, Transfer (BOT) East Lorengau Refugee Transit Centre Manus Island 2013-2015 Build Operate Transfer Deployed in December Recruited and trained onsite and Mentoring of local stakeholders 2013 to provide 250 man guard force to to pursue other non-security technical security Australian standards in businesses and deployment of assistance to Certificate 2 Security Operations. Manus based office. construction of East This was achieved in under 3 Lorengau Refugee months in conjunction with Realisation of a stand alone Transit Centre (ELRTC). regular daily operations operating company that is now Partnered with Local pursuing a variety of work in Landowner Rodney Establishment of fully compliant, Manus outside of the ELRTC. The Pokapin to establish a JV licensed & registered PNG company is recognised as a company under a security company with organic leader in the field of security. benefits share model. capability.
Presence Presence. We seek to create a positive, lasting contribution for our projects. Insights from recent APPEA Oil and Gas Conference 27-30 May 2019 in Brisbane www.appeaconference.com.au ‘The community want a local voice .. if you are going to be in the area, then be in the area. Don’t just blow in and blow out’ Aaron De Fina – CO2CRC
Past Past. We value our past experience and carry that knowledge into the present.
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