Social licence for science and environment carries risk and reward
Heartland: New Zealand could lead the worldwide public discussion on community views of resource management and genetic technologies.
Mon, 09 Oct 2017
Achieving a social licence to operate (SLO) is not a new problem. In the past, societal approval or disapproval was critical for employment and slavery, various medical practices, and availability of liquor, nicotine and other drugs. Since 1997, however, the term has been applied to the way