Training: Social Acceptance: Building Trust and Community Support

This training is designed to equip the staff with a solid understanding of social acceptance and strategies for building and maintaining positive relationships with our local communities and government. Social acceptance is more than just a company’s physical presence in a region; it’s about genuine acceptance from all stakeholders of the company’s continued operations, rooted in the tangible benefits the company brings to the community.

In this training, participants will gain insights into the fundamentals of social acceptance and its connection to sustainable business practices. Additionally, this training provides a comprehensive guide on effective ways to build positive and trustworthy relationships with local communities and governments. From an introduction to FPIC (free, prior, and informed consent), social impact assessment, to stakeholder mapping and meaningful CSR programs, this training offers practical solutions that can be directly applied in the field.

Participants in this training will gain a valuable understanding of social acceptance related to sustainable business. They will also receive real-world examples of effective strategies for building positive engagement beyond mere “greenwashing”. With three days of intensive training, participants will be equipped to implement techniques that foster genuine social acceptance, creating mutually beneficial relationships between companies and the communities they serve.

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Social Acceptance Training  

Equipping corporations with the knowledge to understand social acceptance, and providing actionable steps to foster and maintain positive relationships with communities and local authorities.
  • Introducing the concept of social acceptance as an integral part of sustainable business practices.
  • Assisting the corporation to develop a strategy for building a business that is accepted by the community and local government.
  • Practical tools for measuring social acceptance include: Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), social impact assessment, and stakeholder mapping and meaningful CSR
  • Participants can expound upon the benefits of social acceptance in relation to sustainable business.
  • Participants received examples of implementing engagement strategies that are capable of building high social acceptance.
  • Participants were equipped with tools to create authentic social acceptance that avoids greenwashing pitfalls.
 3 days