Social Impact Assessment (SIA) – Upcoming challenge during project implementation

Recently elaboration of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) is a common task during MOL's project implementation activity with day-to-day experience.

International experience shows that different projects may have substantial impact not only to the environment but sometime effects are even more adverse to communities, groups of people. Social Impact Assessment (SIA) as a new challenge is under introduction into MOL’s activity. The article provides a rough overview on this new tool, another proof of MOL’s commitment towards sustainable development.

Iván Bakos