· 9 min read
Energy Transition and Community Relations
Critical minerals community relations require consent built for faster timelines, new actors, benefit pressure, and transition-era risk.
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Critical minerals
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· 24 min read
The Permit and the Permission: A Long Look at Social License to Operate in the Age of Critical Minerals
This is what social license to operate looks like in 2026. Not a slide in a sustainability deck. Not a number on a regulator's checklist. A daily judgment
· 13 min read
Critical Minerals and Community Conflict: The New Frontier
Critical minerals projects are generating community conflict at scale. A practitioner risk analysis for ESG leaders and social performance teams.
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