Stakeholder Relations

Strategic Advice and Planning

Stakeholder and Issues Assessment
Stakeholder Engagement

Scenario Planning

Public/Stakeholder Consultation
Legislative, Regulatory and Policy Analysis

Government, Corporate and Community Relations
Consensus Building

Advocacy

People are concerned about the economic survival of their communities, the quality of the environment, and what the future holds for their children and grandchildren. They want to participate in decisions that affect their communities and well being.

Governments and industry are recognizing their responsibility for open dialogue with communities affected by their policies and operations. Public involvement in the decision-making process is becoming a cornerstone of sound economic growth and policy development, which is constantly being revisited in light of rapidly changing science and technology, and evolving social values.

Successful dialogue with stakeholders requires special skills. Strategic planning, careful listening, accurate recording, critical analysis of information, and clear communications are keys to understanding competing interests and finding consensus.

Services

	Providing strategic advice and planning for the design, implementation and evaluation of strategies that build trust and deliver results.
	Conducting stakeholder and issues assessments to determine the appropriate engagement strategy by identifying stakeholders, key issues and public perceptions surrounding the issues.
	Planning and facilitating the engagement process, including hearings and meetings, public and targeted consultations, open houses, focus groups and workshops. We also specialize in scenario planning with the community, creating scenarios for use in strategic planning processes.
	Collecting, managing and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative information from surveys, public meetings, written submissions and presentations.
	Managing the engagement process to ensure open, dialogue and transparent communications and information sharing among stakeholders.
	Analyzing and evaluating current and proposed public policies, legislation and regulations to identify opportunities for policy development, and legislative and regulatory improvements. Working with stakeholders to reach consensus on new developments and improvements.
	Developing and implementing advocacy strategies to engage the support of stakeholders for new policies and improvements.
	Complete logistical support.

Results

We help clients strengthen their relationships with government, industry and community stakeholders by opening avenues of communication to address issues of public concern.