www.social-license.net Email: Info@social-license.net Purpose: The Social License Consortium's (SLC) purpose is to leverage our own skills and financial resources to directly participate in both the creation of wealth for local communities and the financial benefits that flow from sound economic investments thus leading to the overall elimination of poverty and robust and vital livelihoods for all participants Vision: The Social License Consortium will support the creation of social, environmental and economic wealth for all target stakeholders by catalyzing strong, self-sustaining, financially sound community based business clusters that lead to a full realization by the community of the region's financial, economic and social potential Mission: The Social License Consortium works with local communities and industry to develop the financial and economic foundations for the community to benefit from the opportunities being created by a forward looking corporate entity working in their region. This results in the full realization of: i) the financial, economic, and social potential being generated by the region's natural and human resources for the community, and ii) a broad, consensus based “social license to operate” for the company SLC achieves their Mission by 1) funding and implementing long term sustainable capacity building projects in Canada and abroad, 2) educating communities and corporations in the benefits stemming from long term projects which will have positive economic and social outcomes, and ultimately, 3) investing for the long term in community based business clusters that yield longer returns and leveraged financial and social outcomes