ABSTRACT

Social License to Operate (SLO) is a way to ensure community acceptance for entrepreneurial operations. This study describes and discusses the perspectives from communities, and external agents involved in SLO acquisitions and maintenance for a Small Hydroelectric Power Plant (SHP). Then, we reflect upon SLO applications for fair socio-environmental management. We used a case study for the research design. Data were collected using documents provided by the entrepreneur and semi-structured interviews of 15 stakeholders. We performed content analysis on the information obtained, along with literature discussion. Community representatives and external stakeholders reported not knowing about the SLO term and expected more benefits for the affected region. We observed that the main characteristic SLO results occurred in the phases preceding project operations. After the project was completed, the relationship among the parties weakened. Although it can’t be possible to measure SLO level based on data from this case study, we point that SLO must take participatory systems, collective work, environmental protection, and social guarantees into account at all enterprise life cycle, to promote honest pathways for regional development. This study can contribute to discussions on implementing SLO in new contexts, such as SHP.

摘要

社会经营许可 (SLO) 是确保社区接受创业经营的一种方式。本研究描述并讨论了参与小型水力发电厂 (SHP) SLO 采购和维护的社区和外部代理的观点。然后，我们反思 SLO 在公平社会环境管理中的应用。我们使用案例研究进行研究设计。数据是使用企业家提供的文件和对 15 名利益相关者的半结构化访谈收集的。我们对获得的信息进行了内容分析，并进行了文献讨论。社区代表和外部利益相关者报告称不了解 SLO 术语，并期望受影响地区获得更多收益。我们观察到主要特征 SLO 结果发生在项目运营之前的阶段。项目完成后，双方关系淡化。虽然无法根据本案例研究的数据来衡量 SLO 水平，但我们指出，SLO 必须在整个企业生命周期中考虑参与制度、集体工作、环境保护和社会保障，以促进诚实的途径区域发展。这项研究有助于讨论在小水电等新环境中实施 SLO。将社会保障纳入企业全生命周期，促进区域发展的诚信之路。这项研究有助于讨论在小水电等新环境中实施 SLO。将社会保障纳入企业全生命周期，促进区域发展的诚信之路。这项研究有助于讨论在小水电等新环境中实施 SLO。