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Activity IAa3.1

Objective

Monitoring + Evaluation

Concept IA

Concept

Impact Assessment

Activity Type

Impact

Rating System Application

B+I:D B+I:O O+M:D O+M:O

Develop and implement ongoing social performance monitoring plan that addresses obligations from the SIMP

Scope

The Owner shall systematically collect relevant data and analyze it to gauge the project's ongoing social impact. The objective is to ensure that the project's actions and outcomes remain consistent with the benchmarks set by the SIMP. Activities that do not adhere to the SIMP's prescribed methodologies or fail to maintain consistent data tracking fall outside this scope.

Requirements

  1. 01.

    A monitoring plan that aligns with the SIMP, detailing the methodologies, tools, and indicators for continuous social performance monitoring.

  2. 02.

    Engagement with impacted parties identified in the SIMP, ensuring their concerns and feedback are integrated into the monitoring process.

  3. 03.

    Comprehensive records of all monitoring activities, ensuring they're secure and accessible for future evaluation and review.

  4. 04.

    Monitoring personnel for the project receive annual up-to-date training on best practices in social impact assessment and monitoring.

  5. 05.

    Establish a clear monitoring and reporting schedule, specifying the frequency of data collection, analysis, and reporting to impacted parties.

Indicators

The performance indicator is the percentage of SIMP obligations monitored, which measures the proportion of obligations from the SIMP with active monitoring mechanisms. The context indicator is the total number of obligations actively monitored.

To calculate the performance indicator:

To calculate the performance indicator:

  1. Identify the total number of obligations from the SIMP.
  2. Determine the number of obligations that have active monitoring mechanisms in place.
  3. Calculate the percentage of SIMP obligations monitored.

P = (SO / N) × 100

P =
percentage of SIMP Obligations Monitored
SO =
total number of SIMP obligations actively monitored
N =
total number of SIMP obligations

Scoring

Points assignment

Points Percentage of SIMP Obligations Monitored
1 point 50 - 69% of SIMP obligations monitored
2 points 70 - 79% of SIMP obligations monitored
3 points 80 - 89% of SIMP obligations monitored
4 points 90+% of SIMP obligations monitored

Note: This rubric emphasizes the importance of monitoring the most material obligations. Projects that monitor nearly all or all material obligations receive full points.

Documentation

  1. 01.

    List of financial, human, and material resources utilized for this activity.

  2. 02.

    A comprehensive monitoring plan detailing the methodologies, tools, + indicators used for continuous social performance monitoring in alignment with the SIMP.

  3. 03.

    Documentation of meetings, feedback sessions, or other engagement activities with impacted parties, including dates, attendees, and main discussion points.

  4. 04.

    Records of data collected, including source, date of collection, + person responsible.

  5. 05.

    Initial reports or summaries analyzing the collected data against the SIMP benchmarks.

  6. 06.

    Documentation of training sessions provided to monitoring personnel, including training content, dates, attendees, and trainers.

  7. 07.

    Monitoring and reporting schedule detailing the frequency of these activities, ensuring impacted parties are informed and engaged in the monitoring process.

Guidance

On responsible communication characteristics

According to ISO 26000:2010, Guidance on social responsibility, information relating to social responsibility should be26:

  • Complete – address all significant activities and impacts related to social responsibility
  • Understandable – provided with regard for the knowledge and the cultural, social, educational, and economic background of those who will be involved in the communication. Both the language used, and the manner in which the material is presented, including how it is organized, should be accessible for the impacted parties intended to receive the information
  • Responsive – be responsive to impacted party interests
  • Accurate – be factually correct and should provide sufficient detail to be useful and appropriate for its purpose
  • Balanced – be balanced and fair and should not omit relevant negative information concerning the impacts of an organization's activities
  • Timely – out of date information can be misleading. Where information describes activities during a specific period of time, identification of the period of time covered will allow impacted parties to compare the performance of the organization with its earlier performance and with the performance of other organizations; and
  • Accessible – be available to the impacted parties concerned

Additional Resources

  • ISO 26000

    Provides guidance on social responsibility and can serve as a foundational reference for defining and understanding social performance metrics.

Referenced Source

  • Social Impact Assessment: Guidance for assessing and managing the social impacts of projects, International Association for Impact Assessment (2015)
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