Putting Partnerships to Work

This text shares practical experiences in establishing and implementing partnerships for development between business, government and civil society. The focus is on the oil, gas and mining industries, who increasingly operate in regions characterized by poor communities and fragile environments.

Michael Warner, Rory Sullivan

Preface Michael Warner and Rory Sullivan  1. Introduction Rory Sullivan and Michael Warner  2. Building Blocks for Partnerships Michael Warner  Part 1: Case studies 3. Shell Petroleum Development Corporation, Nigeria: Partnering and Environmental Impact Assessment Rory Sullivan and Michael Warner  4. Integrated Coal Mining Limited, India: Livelihoods Assessment, Road Construction and Healthcare Rory Sullivan, Santiago Porto and Michael Warner, with Amit Mukherjee, Rajat Das and Joydev Mazumdar  5. Placer Dome and Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (Minera Las Cristinas CA, Venezuela): Healthcare Partnership James Tull, Edgardo Garcia Larralde, Alex Mansutti and Santiago Porto, with Nicola Acutt, Ralph Hamann and Michael Warner  6. Transredes, Bolivia: Managing Oil-spill Compensation Vicky Copeman and Enrique Rivas  7. BP and Others, Azerbaijan: Conflict Prevention Nick Killick  8. Kahama Mining Corporation Limited, Tanzania: Social Development Programme Rory Sullivan and Aida Kiangi  9. Konkola Copper Mines plc, Zambia: Local Business Development and Partnerships Rory Sullivan  10. Kelian Equatorial Mining, Indonesia: Mine Closure Ralph Hamann  11. BP Exploration Company: Contributing to Long-term Regional Development in Casanare, Colombia Michael Warner, Edgardo Garcia Larralde and Rory Sullivan  Part 2: Partnership tools 12. Getting Started Michael Warner  13. Partnership Monitoring Michael Warner  14. Measuring the Added Value of Partnerships Jol Mitchell, Jill Shakleman and Michael Warner  Part 3: Issues 15. Towards Evidence of the Costs and Benefits of Partnerships Nicola Acutt with Ralph Hamann, Assheton Carter and Paul Kapelus  16. Ownership and Control of Outcomes Aidan Davy  17. Companies in Conflict Situations: A Role for Partnerships? Aidan Davy  18. Partnerships and Local Corporate Foundations Ralph Hamann, with Nicola Acutt and Assheton Carter  19. Managing Community Expectations through Partnerships Aidan Davy  20. Learning from Project Partnering in the Construction Industry Dom Verschoyle and Michael Warner  Part 4: Conclusions 21. Conclusions Rory Sullivan and Michael Warner  Appendix A: Example of a Grievance-resolution Process Appendix B: Example of a Partnership Memorandum of Understanding: the Sarshatali Coal Mining Project Partnership for the Construction of a Metalled Link Road from Rasunpur Forest Area to Barabani Railway Yard Appendix C: Example of a Partnership Charter: Charter of the Kelian Mine Closure Steering Committee Appendix D: Checklists of Impact Indicators Appendix E: Examples of Impact Tables: The Tri-sector Healthcare Partnership, Las Cristinas Gold Mine, Venezuela, December 1999 to January 2001 Appendix F: Publications of the Natural Resource Cluster