John Morrison 
The Social License [PDF ebook] 
How to Keep Your Organization Legitimate

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Macondo 2. The Social Licence 3. What’s wrong with CSR? PART II: THE FOUNDATIONS 4. Legitimacy – Who Can and Who Cannot Have a Social Licence 5. Trust – Confidence in the Relationship with Those Affected 6. Consent – Granting Necessary Permissions for an Activity PART III: MAINTAINING THE SOCIAL LICENCE 7. Benefits – the Delivery of Sufficiently Positive Outcomes for All Concerned 8. Power, Knowledge and Participation – Equity Among All Parties 9. Transparency and Accountability – the Ability to Hold Parties Responsible 10. Prevention and Remedies – Protecting Victims and Ensuring Justice PART IV: WHAT NEXT? 11. Different Organizations and the Social Licence 12. A Basis for Partnership and Accountability 13. The Social Licence – a Prognosis

John Morrison is a leading practitioner and thinker on issues relating to the social responsibilities of government, business, and civil society. He is currently the Executive Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Business (www.ihrb.org), and has advised a number of governments, the European Union, OECD, and the United Nations on related issues. Previously, John has worked in business, civil society, and government, and lived and worked in Europe and North America. He has been a Harkness Fellow, member of a number of advisory boards, and chaired the Jury of the Dutch Government’s Human Rights Award in 2013. He has written and spoken widely on human rights, international migration, and corporate responsibility.