The social license to operate (SLO), or simply social license, refers to the ongoing acceptance of a company or industry's standard business practices and operating procedures by its employees, ...

I believe social license to operate is the direct descendant of a much older concept: the social compact. This idea, many would argue, is the underpinning of modern Western civilization.

Amazon is a global icon. Instead of clashing with its employees, it should work with them to address the climate crisis. This may also renew and strengthen its social license to operate.

The social license to operate has become embedded in sustainability reports, in CEO speeches and has been embraced by civil society. The concept emerged in the early 2000s in the resource ...

The business case for managing a company’s social licence to operate is all about managing risk, according to a new Australian publication. Dr Leeora Black, manager and founder of corporate social ...

Without social license to operate, businesses could experience operational and construction delays, litigation, and social conflict, which have financial and reputational risks for the companies. The ...

Such a social, informal, and implied licence is now important no matter whether it is viewed from a glass-half-empty or a glass-half-full approach, according to Ms Cilento. The negative reasoning, for ...

The topic was social license to operate, a phrase that has become increasingly familiar to those in the racing world, a few ...

LeadingCompany recently spoke to Futureye’s communications director, Kate Joel, on some of the common misconceptions around social licence to operate, which she defined as the tacit consent of a ...