Material Topic: S3 Affected Communities
Material Sub-topics: Climate Change Mitigation; Communities’ economic, social, and cultural rights, communities’ civil and political rights, and rights of indigenous peoples
Managing the impact of activities on local communities (e.g., local employment and skills development, infrastructure impacts, environmental, health, and well-being impacts), including through targeted social investments
Relevant SDGs:
SDG targets:
3.8Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to high-quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, high-quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all
8.3Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial servicesy
16.6Develop effective, accountable, and transparent institutions at all levels
16.7Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory, and representative decision-making at all levels