"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" by Sara L. Seck

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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

Responsible Business Conduct and Impact Assessment Law

Sara L. Seck, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
Penelope Simmons, University of Ottawa
Charlotte Connolly, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law Student

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9-1-2022

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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”).

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Charlotte Connelly, Sara L. Seck & Penelope Simons, “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" (SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant: Informing Best Practices in Environmental and Impact Assessments, August 2022).