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Stakeholder –
A stakeholder is either an individual, group, or organization that's impacted by
the outcome of a project. Stakeholders have an interest in the success of the project and can be
within or outside the entity that's sponsoring the project. Stakeholders typically include
governments, communities, industry, academia, and civil society. (Dictionary)
Stakeholder engagement –
Sustainable development requires mining entities to engage with
stakeholders at various levels to understand the context in which activities occur and the
implications of decisions made. Most important is engagement with local
stakeholders to
ensure they are involved in decisions likely to affect them, and to able to cooperate and
participate in the achievement of sustainable benefits during and after mining. These are
essential to societal acceptance of mining. (ICMM,
Stakeholder Engagement, Principle 10
)