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D-social-licence Dictionary

Social licence to operate

The ongoing acceptance of a venture by the community around it

All termsIntroduced in Module 11Open the Toolkit
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Plain meaning
The ongoing acceptance of a venture by the community around it
How to use it
Earn it through local jobs, fair treatment, shared infrastructure and regular report-backs to the community and its leaders.
South African benchmark
South African wine and fruit exporters treat community and worker relations as a condition of market access (Article 110).
Country notes
Working with traditional leadership and local authorities from the start protects the venture in all four markets.
Go and read
C11 Lesson 11.6
Calculate it
No calculator; it is earned, not counted.
Library sources
LIB-A110, LIB-A117
See also
Community share scheme, Local procurement
A processing venture at the centre with the surrounding community linked by jobs, training, supply and shared benefitThe venture at the centre, the community around itPLANTVentureHomestead skillsLocal jobsOutgrower supplyTrainingLocal purchasesCommunity share
From Module 11, People, Community and Labour, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in C11 People, Community and Labour.