Issue Brief: Impact Assessment and Responsible Business Guidance Tools in the Extractive Sector: An Environmental Human Rights Toolbox for Government, Business, Civil Society & Indigenous Groups

Sara L. Seck; Penelope Simmons; Charlotte Connolly

Issue Brief: Impact Assessment and Responsible Business Guidance Tools in the Extractive Sector: An Environmental Human Rights Toolbox for Government, Business, Civil Society & Indigenous Groups

Sara L. Seck, Penelope Simmons, Charlotte Connolly

Marine and Environmental Law Institute

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Abstract

This issue brief provides an overview of the impact assessment and responsible business conduct toolbox for the extractive sector. The toolbox provides guidance on how governments, businesses, civil society, and Indigenous groups may encourage and adopt a human rights approach to impact assessment (IA). It forms part of a broader research project aimed at highlighting the interrelationship between IA laws and Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) tools, funded by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Knowledge Synthesis Grant: Informing Best Practices in Environmental & Impact Assessments (the “KSG”) .

Original language	Canadian English
Journal	Responsible Business Conduct and Impact Assessment Law
Publication status	Published - Sep. 1 2022

Keywords

Impact Assessment
Extractive
toolbox

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Business Organizations Law
Environmental Law
Human Rights Law
Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law
Land Use Law
Law

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Issue Brief: Impact Assessment and Responsible Business Guidance Tools in the Extractive Sector: An Environmental Human Rights Toolbox for Government, Business, Civil Society & Indigenous Groups

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