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establishing the multilateral commissions for conflicts of interest solving, or lawsuits from the
local government against the company demanding the compensations stipulated in the state
mining license.
To sum up, today the social license concept is a “white spot” in the Russian Arctic mining
discourse, both theoretically and practically. However, the SLO concept can be an important and
highly relevant instrument for the adoption of sustainable mining practices in the Russian Arctic.
Thus, there is a need for more research in this field in the Russian Arctic context and for
popularization of their results to promote the practical use of social licensing in corporate and
public policies.
Notes
1. Information on the project can be found at:
http://www.ulapland.fi/InEnglish/Units/Faculty-of-Law/Research/ResearchProjects/SUMILCERE.
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