Social licence to operate: Understanding how a concept has been translated into practice in energy industries

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 301-310

  Hall, Nina ^a   Lacey, Justine ^a   Carr Cornish, Simone ^a   Dowd, Anne Maree ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Corporate social responsibility; Energy; Social licence to operate; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ACCEPTANCE; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); ENERGY; SOCIAL LICENCE TO OPERATE; STAKEHOLDERS;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 85027921186     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.020     Document Type: Article

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