Tools
Stakeholder identification
The following matrix was developed by ICMM as part of the Community Development Toolkit (available from the ICMM libary) to map out how, and to what extent, various stakeholders are impacted by various aspects of a project.
How to use this tool
Ask the questions provided in the matrix below for each of the stakeholders being analysed and then assign them to one of the three categories of interest and impact. The result will be three lists of stakeholders, according to the assessed importance of the project to them and their likely level of interest.
Step 1. Develop a list of stakeholders.
Step 2. Either individually or in a team, consider each of the questions in the matrix and decide which stakeholders are least or most interested in or impacted by the project or which ones have an average interest.
Step 3. Arrange the lists of stakeholders into the three categories depending on how often they appear in each category. Ideally, each stakeholder or group should only be in one category at the end, although different lists for different issues might be drawn.
Step 4. Use the category lists to assign priorities to stakeholders for engagement activities.
See matrix below.
For more information and association tools, please download ICMM's Community Development Toolkit.
RELATED ICMM PRINCIPLES
Principle 01:
Implement and maintain ethical business practices and sound systems of corporate governance.
Principle 02:
Integrate sustainable development considerations within the corporate decision-making process.
Principle 03:
Uphold fundamental human rights and respect cultures, customs and values in dealings with employees and others who are affected by our activities.
Principle 04:
Implement risk management strategies based on valid data and sound science.
Principle 05:
Seek continual improvement of our health and safety performance.
Principle 06:
Seek continual improvement of our environmental performance.
Principle 07:
Contribute to conservation of biodiversity and integrated approaches to land use planning.
Principle 08:
Facilitate and encourage responsible product design, use, re-use, recycling and disposal of our products.
Principle 09:
Contribute to the social, economic and institutional development of the communities in which we operate.
Principle 10:
Implement effective and transparent engagement, communication and independently verified reporting arrangements with our stakeholders.
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Output/results
Identification and prioritization of key stakeholders
Effort required
Minimal