Social licence in New Zealand-what is it?

As the term 'social licence to operate' gains more traction in New Zealand, a plethora of meanings and understandings have been attributed to it. Many of these meanings and understandings, however, only tell a partial story that is often only economically beneficial to a particular industr...

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Published in:Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 2016-10, Vol.46 (3-4), p.165-180
Main Authors: Edwards, P, Trafford, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community acceptance
Evaluation
New Zealand
sense-making
social licence
Social responsibility of business
trust
validity
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Summary:As the term 'social licence to operate' gains more traction in New Zealand, a plethora of meanings and understandings have been attributed to it. Many of these meanings and understandings, however, only tell a partial story that is often only economically beneficial to a particular industry or industry actor. This article surveys academic, industry, government and media writing about social licence across industries in New Zealand over the past 5 years, distilling out key messages, meanings and understandings that are being created and delivered. The article further compares these meanings and understandings to the original intent of the term as well as the meanings being generated from the extensive research on social licence being carried out in Australia and elsewhere.
ISSN:0303-6758
1175-8899
1175-8899
DOI:10.1080/03036758.2016.1186702